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C any of my le tter: -. . .. , .. . , "41 I ngall st ~, !':ayfi eld Eas t ; w:d~ 'Jan. ' ·'14; 1931. - -To Ill'S. ~~~J~ Vockingz.c/o J.pett:)..grew,Harshallst. ;Dapto',}r.s.W.l Dear :!um & Floi'l'ie, 'lVhen vve had read your letter of the 12th ' Jack & the ot[lerS assumed ttlat'I had. alarmed you about my old leg & young John's illness. Indeed I had to defend mys- ,.~ elf against them, for they th9ught ita, shame that you sho- . <~ uld' be so much' alarine4 as to curtai 1 your much-needed 11oli- ' r. day. WaIteI' said, flSUI'6ly s,?mething could' be done to make' ,t.

:.fum finish the holidays. I' tllink I could wri te something to' stop her from coming backll.' LateI' on,aIter tea-time, "ral-tel' WI'ote the note enclosed. You wi 11 see that .be noke s fun 1 at the idea of hur'rying; home when .everything is in~ fiI'st 1'- ' ate oI'der. Tbi sis only a ShOTt note to te 11 you that 1,nJ8' . ',..." all Wish you to enjoy youI'selves until your time'or'cas is .~ all spent. I f you aTe tired of D~pto" why not I'etUI'n to ';\f Sydney for a few days (~ have a good look aI'ound ?,:l F Ted told me to tell you that no· one is d ying .. ~ So ,m y' dear, ,~ don' ~G rusll back on 'any account. You:qg John was beI'e wi th Dulcie & heI' lr,i)aI'ents 'yesterday all day, & be is 'now qui te well. J,e y shin is so well tbat I can do a day's work that the 1Yaratab Council will give me to-moI'I'ow.,Tbeooys are alI well 8: happy, 8, everything is 'going on. fax better tban you know 01' think. Fred gave me five pounds last night; so we are all right 'for a while. We i:l.I'e all very anxious that. you shall take tbe present oppoI'tuni ty to have a Test Be a good time;' if not in Dapto, then somewheI'6 else. Glady'did the washing &. ixoning yesterday. IVy has' taken some of the whi te thinE;s to wash. So you ~ee you;r go0c:t sems 8~ daugllteI'S aTe looking afteI' the p~ace; & theI'e will be no mOTe than a ton or 2 of work wai ting on your return. I wanted Glady to t... r a.ke a pound yesteI'day, but-sJ:Je decli~ed wi th thanks,· beca.use ( sbe would ,have too 11IUcl') to renay. Then. I asked her to take it unknown to J~l.C'k,out she would not. HOwevel', 'I 'will send them some frui t. On Monday I found that bI'otbeI' Bob had quarrelled again wi tIl Ethel & had' gone away, She thougl1t be was at the Benevolent Home on. the hill, but I sent ArtbuI' to the Benevolen,i; As Yl"Lll11 ' 'at tVaratah this morning, & found ' that 'he is theI'e. He told A1't that he had 'plen:t;y to ea.t &, drink,& all he wants is some tobacco 8: matches, & that when he gets his mcney fromCreeI' 8~ Berkeley he wi 11 be ind­ependent. 1;'001' Ethel, ~as much up~et over Bob leaving in that state of mind; but she stood him as long as she ,pos-8i bly could. POOl' Bob ~ He has fuil y Ie arrled the aI't of nFJ.,ki n~; himself unwe lcome wbe I'eve l' ,he goes. I-.owever, .hewi 11 i)e all right theI'e P; wi 11 ha.ve plenty of, compan,}T..,::"'~':Npw, .my . :lea r8, y.,e love you, but we do not wish you to come-home :-;

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2., until you have rested well, ~ enjoyed this break in your m./" monotonous live B; Gi vemy loye: ,tq. 'Si ~ter ,Ji m,Jimrny, & the girls 8: :b9'y'S'~,;, Iv;Y,~r6,s,e'" pap)?):li, 8: the 'r~st 01'- US" 'are <1ui te we-II 'i'g,-l-we hope YOLl :'ar'e,'all tl").e same. stay away your full

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Copy of p,ortion of my letter:to':"Iv!um ~'JF19rrie:-"41 Ingall'!S:t.I.,F,ri'~'Jan 1·6; 1931. To Urs. ,M.J. Oocking,c/o Fr. J. pe,ttigrewj"lJarsnall S't.',Dapt9,N:>S~'W. Dea2' }~Uril, J "'Jose was:i here 'lastJ . ;. that he would like you & Florrie to:'goo,tO':LithgoW': ueioI'e you corne,.. He wanted to gi v~ me 2 pounds to send, to you for fares there :'<, bacl( ;but," r advised 'him to'wait .••• -what you think of his suggestion, •••• would 'do you bothgbod, &> ....• 8tay in Lithgow a couple of days ...• peop Ie who ;knw yoUI' father, (: of course see l/rs., 110r1'is 8~ ,all: your old friends. Flo2'xie would still have timme to snend a few days at home before resuming work at the hos­pi tal. If 'yO'll' agree·to gO;but are .Bhort of money, let me k know at 9nce', & I will send you 2 pounds by telegraph to an~r post office or-place· .. you like ,t'o name. ; , 'LL Now my dears," this is a good opportunity, to see your old h­ome &friends,8! to show Florrie around the town & district; &., as the Old Bong '?('O.ys" IINever' let your cha:lces, like sunbems, pass you' bylt. lTevermi ndus-- we are all ri cllt.;..- 2,0 up & en­joy a pleasant tri p~: No doubt you saw by the paper tl'iat ,our Jack had got through his exam. 'pretty~vell He passed AL 20,3 B,4 0, & 5 0; and walter ~assed 2B,: 3 B,4 B, 5 B & ~ B~ which was also pretty good compar,ed wi th many others who only passed in one or 2 subjects. I-worked, yesterday fi'l~ing a dray, 'at ehe Waratah park The clay was DDt ,very hot, ,>so, I ',Jnanaged very well. Aoo­u t 4 p .. tn! . IO' ,was paid for my . worle. I have to work again ne­xt' wednesday at the same place. l1y leg does not trouble me much now •.•. 'his wife are, +~ trouble~ove_r ,their boy .. , be is in the Newcastle hoSpi t?-l wi tho ..•.... Last night tbe poor boy's condi tion was ••• is the 9th day' for him ,8,. t~ey are eXpecting ~, to-day. Thapk God, all of us are well, & lwpe all. down there are the same .•.. note to tell you of J.;.. ose's offer & •••• to accept it. r shall not wri te much more now. pe1'haps I would use stronger arguments if r did not tllink t!J,at you would sUSpect that' we are glad to be rid of you both & wi sh to be free from your presence ,as long , as pOSsible. Don't think that,Love"uut show your 'good sense by immediately taking advantage of Jose' 8 present. You know how much he lov'es you both,& that he' ~vi 11 be eli sa1)Pointeel if you refuse to comply 'Ivi tb his wish. Now sit do~vn at once & wri te a Ii ttle note to say that you wi 11 vi 8i t Li the;ow 0efore you return;,!;: tell me where to send the rn~ney if you

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want ~t. The other boys would, be pleased too if you extend' your- h,olidays. It is not often that. w:eca~l get you off'the" chai~; so now that you ~ o.ff you should please us ,':: your­selves by staying off as long as possible. Good bye fat the time. Wri te at onoe,', or tel~graph, 8: let us see whether' you, like to be butterf.lies or worms. Wi th love to you all-­from 'Dad &: the boys. "XxXXX. II

CoPY' o~ ?- le'tter, irom, Tbompson?c 8<?~:-:- , , 1\ R. W. T~lOmpson & Sons, f~9lioi tors. John O. 'H~bster. N. E. 1-7e­eks. P.O. Box la. Tel.!,{aitland 30 •• A.M~P'. ;.mildint;s,376 High, S,t., West }!ai tland. 19,tl-l February 1931. Dear Sir, YOU~FRS. OOOKING TO STONES. l:Ir., Goble has hande~1. us a contraot uetVi'een you & Mr. Stones in oonneotion with the sale of one of the' cottag;es' mortgaged to Urs, P1eroe. The rontraot provides for total depOSit of £ 100 ,the balanoe to be al'l'anged by first ,& seoond niol'tga­ges •. Mr •. Goble has also sent \1s a letter in whioh you un­dertake to aooept ~s a seoond mortgage all moneys rai sed over &: above the first mortgage. life have i nform£L'd 1-:!r. Goble tbat we think we oan arrange a loan of £ 375 for the .purohaser on first mortgage-- this w­ill leave after payment oftliedeposit,oalance, aue to:ygu of £ 200. Would you kindly let us kno.w if this ,is aooept­able to you &. we slJallurooeed wi ththe matter. Yours trl11y R -'r 'I" - 1\ • ,

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::..rr.J. Cooking, Ingall Street. Dear Sir, I bee to inform you that the asse/?sl!lent on your,property in Ingall Street, waratab, ;rated • .13,$" ,;reeister No. 25,·557 bas been reduoed by th~ Board from £70 p.a. to .£-58 p.a. in oonseq'henoe of: the sale of lot 6 whioh' is n~VI sepal'ate;Ly, rated as Register No. 27493. Rates for the ourrent balf year on your property were paid on the assessed value of £70 1:l.a. & I enolose herewith oheue l{o. R.829 for 12/68: sewerage rates 6/- due to you. Vii'll you kindly sign the vouoher & return to'me by next post. Yours fai thfu11y Alfred. E.Fry, s'eoreta.xy. II

Oopyof a outting from' a Lithgow paper:- . OLD UINER PASSES. Ur. James M?-nt~e. Another life-long r- " esident of·the town, in the,per~on of Mr. James Mantle, died at the home. of Li ~ daughter ,]'1rs. ,H. H,*er" irfoKe lIar's 'r)ad­dOOk~ ,yesterday ~I1e late: l:irr. Mantlew"-61 yep.rs of age,&, had lolloweci rtllnlng pursul ts for many years •• He had been . " ill for over ,i2 months, & death, whioh was due t() .. anintern~ a1 oomplaint, wa.s not a1 together unexpeoted •• A family of

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lCailtle (p ottery enclosuTe) & H. :Uantle (sydney) - are- brothe­rs. Tbe' funeral has been fixed for to-morro'TN afte rnoon, int­e rnment to take place in the Ol1urcll of England par ti on of' Bow~nfels cemet~r'y. 1/

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Oontinued'from page ::::,8 .of: .dial'y from JTov.l3, 1929 to Abl~il 2 5, 1931.

I went to Jock Lauder's house at Stock to,n to get copies of some of 'hiS verses',but he was out •. On Monday I wen"t again 8~ got tllem. Jock read some of his poems to me. He is, Harry Lauder's brotller. On satul~day I first went to HaLilton & s showed doctor ;~ourke a small sore, on the back of .my neck, which bas come 8: gpne for a-uout 2 years. He gave me a note ·to take to doctor Arnold" Ar:nold examined the sore & nre- \ scribed ointment for it (),; told" me to return in about '4 mo- ) nth's time, On the way bome I bO\1ght a copy of, Ward Lock's ... pocket pronouncing Dictionary,& a J/6 COnY of Collins' Fodern ,I Dicti onary, I have wri tten the fol~owing verses f.or my' pamphlet on the Ohristian soldier:- "'1

. A OHRI STI AN'S DUTY.

His duty is to love his God-­Not take.a bayonet &pl'od A bl'other in the Dowe 1s: Eis duty is to love mankin<:'l, .'::U t not to make another blind For kings nor Balen powels.

Hi s du t y i s to 1 i v eat p eac e , Wi th God 8: man, & make wars ce ase By practice & by pl'eaching. .' That Ohri.st for gave hi s vi les~ foes, And even dying prayed for those 'Who murdered h,irn :[:'01' teaching.

Hi s du tv is to bl'ave a flood Of rid},Qul.E;, or shedhi!3 blood

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~~die for Han's salvation. ~ , '

His duty is to do God's Will, Bu t not' to join a Gf;lne; to kill

Wi t11 guns & poi 8011-

gases, Nor make a host of

WidoWS weep When deadly MaXim bullets sweep And 'murder men in m masses.

His duty is to stpre his mind Wi th all the know­ledge he can find To help his fellow­mortals, ,And wisdom gain from Holy Wri t To make his errine spiri,t fi t To enter Heaven's porta.ls,

Wal'-Chl'istians all, With one accol'd, De n'y the tl'U tb that Ohr±s,t, the -!.i.o·rd, Debars from blocxiy battle:, They thus expo~e his p~aceful name To insult, scorn, {abuse e~ shame Of i nfi'de Is who pi- a tt Ie.

What hypocri tes or fools are they Who make their fellow-.men t:p.ei r lorey, Like wolves in sheep-like clothing, Yet say tbey're Christ.ians !. Such pret,ence or ignorance fills men of sense YVi.th deep disgust Be loathing.

,Renounce your c.laim to be the Lord's, ,or else relinquish guns ~ swords-­DO one thing or the' other--Be genuine; &. ,don't prete nd. " That you'r,e a 10ving,Christian friend Toone you shoot or smother.

P ri nted by II !Yar at ah-lJayfi e Id lJ'Je ek lyl,1 7-1-32.

The IINewcast Ie Beraldl! has s ta ted into-day' s issue tlla t my verses,lIcrying Out For Fun ll are unsuitable.

, Yes t~rday we recei ve0- the followi ng Ie tter from O};la:r. li e:-

"sat. 16th M:ay, 1931. % post office, Ca:-.:ino,N.s. ~"!. Dear Folks, I am just out of be(,l 9-30 a.m. &. still a bit s leepy. W~ played at a picture called "Mellan8ance II last night,27 mi les along the Tenterfield road, &. cold as snow out there. That engagement paid ,12/-, &. so far this week ending to-day I have earned £ 2.0.0. Will enclose money order for YO\l, 1Ifot~er. :r: never used tlle 2 pounds you sent me at all, &. ,another note to help to liquidate my bi g debt to you. Mrs. Green is very jealous of 'me playin8 with the rival orchestra here, &. will give me money any ti me I vrant it.' I am offered J: 1 to play wi th thernon Monday night next, but she is going to pay me the pound just for nothing at all, so that they ridss out getting me. Of course I can't playa Bb tenor 'saxop-hOrie, of course not, but you ask the boys;Arty, Dooleey & Wally, ,& if the mean cows don't admit I'm the. best sax in Casino they must be jealous-- terrible tl1inp' jealousy. We booked up 6 engagements last night, '-)& a alr'eady bave tbreej obs to play next ·'week. Two paid engagements &: one Thursday nig'ht next. We go across to Lismore 20 tuiles away to have a-try-out in the new br-, ,

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-6 . . broadcasting stationthey'have just finis~led there. If you listen 111 you will he-ar my--wond~riful silver-v-oiced, .trombone corning over, & 'what a'tone, whew! .

eople up here appreciate.the"Syciney fella (that's me,tlley "all say.) on his trombone; & when I ~attle the big Bo tenor saxonhone I have had loaned to me the horses & dogs & ev­erythi n8' alive stand sti 11 c% wonder.. Don't fort,'e t to show this to the boys, now, lvI·other, because they will understand my ,3-bility in that direction. I suppose Dad is in next door digging the weeds out for the Stones people-- he has offered to,I'll bet,because he is too goodnatured to make a business man out of-- anyl'JOw, I' in proud of him. Did I. te 11 you that I R.m::::oi ng to Tam-worth in October with west wallsend Band? We will WbOD'

them up there too, you bett They wanted me to play at L

Speer's point last Hay-Day, & the sec. wrote me that he sent free train passes for me & the family. Did you get them '7 I almost forgot too, l~othe:r: wi 11 you get Dooley (the low cow) to send my dress 8uit,.a pair of brace'S, my sleeve-links ( these are ih the vest pocket hanging in the ward-robe in our room, or ·in tile black box) & the paper.& rag baton in my musi c fi Ie; also a coat-hanhe r 1 an old 8i Ilclet, Up to me,to ,be called for at Casino railway station. I' am tl1e big hit on the,stage; 8.: l~rs. Green asked me to get the dress-sui t up; & you know how I .like obligi'ng women-- , how I love em--the cows. No ? All eX'cept you then, Hother. Wonderful little town, & I know everybody in it,just about. lA:y hoss 1 s a hOl"der nag; 5/- he wi 11 cos't wlle n I pay for hi tn. And' can I ride ? --' see Arti e in reference to my riding abi Ii ty ':"-' he knows I' t:l good.. Mrs. Green has given me a Ii ttle spiri t stove & a few plates etc.,& my shack is very decent, exoept for the ~ats;they chew up anything at night, & a ma.n nearly wants to sleep with his boots 011 to stoP_c:t,~1{;Jn trimming his toe-nails. Give my best Wishes to Flossie&: the kids, & tell Duloie i I haven't fOl'gotten her schoo loaf·; e1 ther. I have wri tten to uargare t Hall, '8~ I strongly susnect she & her boy want me to be th,e ,best man (heavy boy, me) at their wedding. I would have· been thri lled at that job' wi tIl my pepsodent girl, but T am a:fraid the king. s birthday will find, me at 0;:181 no. ' ' Dooley will be set now on the·dole. Have got a mate 'now; he is tl1c sax pI ayer I to 10. ybu "of from Sy;.lne y,.& he is the real champion, hum of the town-- he ean nip anything & I don' texpect to pay much to live up here. But i,t must strike; you all as signi ficantthat the rival 0rcbestra' always ask Ii tt'le Chip when the y want a-hot saxonhone Of course .I neve I' boas t, but Yv9u, Gan' t ,fool me. ",. I will have to say good bye now,J:.:other, beoause this is my

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7. washing day. 'TOU oan setl9- t~eolothef;3 up to pay attllis end,if yO\l like-- whatever way is oheanest. The money 0 order is made out to Mrs. J. Oooking. '''h til love to you all. 0 hip. It The lnoney order is made out to Mrs. J. Oooking. 11

Thi s morning I reo ei ved the following typed 'letter from Har-ry Holland:- ' IIWestport,May 7 th 193],. Dear Joe, Your letter of the 28th ultimo has just reached me a~ this address,& I hasten to say in reply that neither Mrs. Holland nor myself felt in any wyy

i aggrieved over the fact that you did not come to see us 'while \ we were in Newcastle five years ago. We both recognise th-at

the average wage-\vorker cannot get away f'rom work just when he

II pleases, & in any case our stay was of short duration. " However, we made an e:l;fort to see you on' the 'day in which we

vi si ted the steelworks. We got the oar-driver to 'take us to

/' , "Henslow Avenue" ( I think that was the address )& found' that

. you had moved from there some time previously. No one in the

I vicini ty could give us your new address, & we were both very much di saopoin ted at missing a meeting wi th be th Mrs. Oocking & yourself. After,my retUTn ~o New Zealand I wrote to you,

I addressing the letter to 11 Henslow Avenue in the hope that

_it would be re-addressed ,to your new place of residence, but it was returned through the Dead Letter office. '

r One evening we drove out to New Lambton & met Geordie Watsoon., Bi 11 Ooomer ,& Tom Melling. We also met Dick Blakey; (on the nrevious day) when we went acroos to the Government Works. It is interesting to read that lneetings are still being held at I slington park. Re Judd; I hear from Tom Batho from time I' to time (as you will lmow he has gone quite blind) 8~ his su-mming Ul) of Judd is rrruch the same as your own. ZZ~~I3EZMi:tnZ . &l';01%n<lZivzzzzm~ By the way, in both 1921 & 1926, 'Yhen I was in Sydney, I met· Batho. On the first occasion I took him around with me when I visited various state industries that I was anXious to get some information about.' I noticed, when Judd's case against one of the Sydney papers was before the court some time back, that George I saaCs 'was' still associated wi th Judd & what was left of the Socialist Labol' party. He gave evidence on Judd's behalf. I have not seen S.L.P. paper for a number of years. They made blunder when they changed the name fro,...lIThe people ll , to the IIRevolutionary SOCialist. II

Here in New Zealand we have just come through a short s~ss-ion convened for the express purpose of cutting down PubliC Service salaries & tbe ,wa2'es of outside workers. The Labor

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part y (ther e ar e now 20 o'f us ) 'fought the wage-reduci ng Bi 11 from start to finish- & the stonewall was so well organised

" that eventually the' Governmen t in troduc etd tlhegi ~lhati~nthtakthieng

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,s. help of the Conservatives (who call themselves the Reform pa'xty) & from that time on'.vard the "gag ll was applied & W.l,.

age reductions we.xe forced through. The Government party i"s known as 'the United party ( the oldLiberal remnant), & is about 25 strong. The Reform party is now the offici al Opposi tion, & has 28 members. The' Labor party (wi th def­inite Socialist principles) occupies tlfe cross benches,& consti tu tes the real Opposi tion. \~e are to have a general. election at the end of this year, when anything at all may happeh.lnthe meantime Parliament is to meet again in June for its final session, & p~ior to that I go out on a Dom-inion propaganda tour. Just as the session op en ed ( on the opening day, as a matter of fact) I addressed a Well­ington To'wn Hall tReeting in opposi tion to the proposed wa­ge reductions. The mainTown Hall (ho ~di ng more t11a 3000() was fi,lled to over,flowing. The Concert Chamber (seating 700) was also packed, & some hundreds stood in the streets out­side. Loud speakers in the Concert, Chamber enabled the p people in the Concert Chamber & on the street to hear all that was being s'aid in the Town Hall. , , With all good wishes from both of us to Mrs. Oocking & yourself & f ami ly, Yours fr aternall y H. E. Holl and. (Oopied for Holl~dls Life.)

Last Saturday I had my photograph talqm by Gresham in N ew­castle.

F ri. June 5, 1931. This morning I typed a letter to the N­ewcastle Horning: Herald" on the Church & War. TheSynod at Newcastle has nassed a motion saying that warfare tm in­compatible wi th Christi an teachings; & my letter is on t­hat subject.Ivy & Jose had' a son born to them last Saturday week. I think they in tend to call him Kei tho We have received this letter from Charlie :-

"G/o Post Office, Casino.N.S.W. Dear people, To-day (Sat.), is a busy one for me. The chap who plays the drum in the riv­al orchestra has sent his wife away to Brisbane on holidays, & for a week now he has been asking me to go Qver & cook '& c clean urr for him, so last night I moved my gear over, th~re

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!!~ left fhe violin player from our orchestra ip charge of the shack. -Thi s arrangemen t wi 11 'save me paying away anything for keep now,& in the bargain I am Ii ving in on'e of the best ho­me s- in Casino. Don't send m'y dr'ess shirt' up here, please, be­e ause I can manage wi th the one I have. The sax player who

Came here from sy~ey (Leaves) here o:p.Tues. next, but he is -\'. no loss the Door' cow If they only were to tie to me as ' _I

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9. matter, but, alas! for Oasino,they like the old silver slide better. Tell Bert that if he wants a holiday he had better take

a run up here, but he could only earn 15/-per week,at the most, from playing. I am thinking seriously of taking a run up through Queensland wi th the violin player on a street-busking tour, but will remain here till the job peters ·out. So if you get a par­cel from me'some day with most of my gear in it you will know I amon the road. I am barring the saXophone Up & prac ti sing hard on all the old tunes; ('I.,.. we can't go wrong. / The voilin nlaer p layer was at it before & made, on an average, 1710 a day, he re­·ckons. He is only 19 now, & anxious to get going again. The rival orchestra won't hear of me leaving Oasino,& I sUSpect the drummer is try:i.ng to ~id me to join them by taking me home wi th lIU~1n him. However, I am doing o.k. ,but am sorry I Call't enclose any cash this time, because a job we did the other night hasn't been paid for to us yet. We wi 11 get it on Monday ni ght. The Baptist minister wants to see me after church next Sunday, & I suspect he wants me to teach in his Sunday School. . I think !~!rs. Green's orchestra will fall flat soon because the cows can't playas they should -- no snap at, all. I will be glad when it does, because I can do better in the other band here It is extra cold up here, 8: Dad would be "so hapny" if he were hel'e sometimes. It is 2~ times colder than Tamworth,I reckon; but I am putting on weIght, so ever¥one tells me, & I feel wonderfully fi t. I amon the track of a house that needs painting,& am optimistic too,I'll get the ,job,you bet. Wi 11 wri te again next week. Love to all,&oest wi shes. Chip. II

I have finished wri ting my pamphlet of 39 pages on "Christian soldi ers. "

Sat. June 6, 1931. Last night I walked to Beaumont street,Hamil­ton, & took part in a meeting of the salvation Army.& read Dan. I-5th & 6th verses & spoke on them. Afterwards I went to Pinfold's office to· see if the deed of our house was there, but I could not see Mr. Pinfold. I listened to the Orusaders speaking & singing outside of Pinfold's office,& came wi th them to Tighes \. Hill in their motor wagon. This morning's Newcastle Herald contains my letter. on the church & war·.

Mon. June 8, 1931. Yesterd.ay I attended the open-air meetings of the Sarmy in Andel'ton st., Islington ,& the holiness meeting led by lieut. col. Simmons; 6: the afternoon meeting ,when he Spoke on "The Ooming King. II There were many Salvationists, present from other places, but the hall was not crowded. The weather was fine aiter a Ii ttle rain in the morning. I did not

. attend the night meeting. I also attended a meeting of the

10. , ATrtly near Herbert's picture show,Tslington , on" saturday night, & spoke on sending laborers into the vineyard (::' ),aying them all

the same wages. only o ornm and an t Hawkins,Lieut. pi llinger, Bill Bannister, Edna Foley,another lass, ~;,[r. Jackson, & I were T):resent, but we had a good meeting. Yestel'day I le"t my pamphlet, i -IICh:ristian Soldie:rs" to Mrs.Lucas. This afternoon I wrote a lete:r ;1 to Harry Holland in re-ply to hi s dated May 7th, 1931.

Wed.June 10, 1931. Last Monday evening,Just after sunset, our walter was riding a bicycle near the Waratah railway -bridge when he was knocked over by a motor car driven by a man who said f his name was Jones. The bicycle was wrecked, but,thank God,' Walter was only slightly hurt on the right foot & leg. He had _.'

to carry the bicycle home, as Jones never offered to bring it & Walter home. Walt was saved by being flung on to' the Splash-It bQard of the car. Tom Jobnston had a lette:r in to-day's Bert l aId commenting on mine on the C11U1"ch 8: war. Copying old let- . terse I Fri. June 12, 1931. This morning we received the deed of our II

house & a copy of the insurance policy,from Thomoson & son. Also a letter & a postal note for a Dound from Charlie. ':ehe II lett er is as follows' - " "Wed. 10th June 1931: C/o Post Office, Casino, N.S.W. Dear Dad & Mothe:r, Enclosed, with this letter is myanswer to -your admoni tion :regarding money. I am doing all right UD her~'

& rest assur ed that the 0 ash r send you when possi ble does not leav~ me ~n want. The engat~:ement we have, to-night at a place the olack1 ellows named IfMummelgum lf wi 11 net me a coo 1 £ 1-0-0;

8: I am eXpecting to play on 'Thursda.y night at Lee Ville with yet another orchestra run by a staunch 8co tchman called Flinn, but no :relation to the Flinn of Bass & Flinde:rs fame. I will be playing the a melody saxonhone wi th them; this also being -_ a bo:rrowed machine. I have' 9 dog's here now. The catt Ie-dog has 7 wonderful· pups, & I have another dog besides,& a cat;, so you can bet the rats will get what 0 now! If you people want any of the pups let me knpw.Four of them are black & whi te, & tihree black ones, & they are cham ion bred pups tool I have introduced a coup,le of novelty turns in to the band, & lthey were gr,eat hits. We put the knock-out over the other week at North Oasino;& the waddy you sent me up must have looked very real from the floor. T11e crowd tl10ught 1 was

in earnest 'when I knocked the drum.m,er out, he being the fir'st to go. Some of the women soreamed & made a fuss, but it was a huge success,- & we put it on every time now. ' ~ha hut ·is in great shape,&- we are ~osy 8! , tidy. The violin~ ~~, . & I were up & away out of town at 7 o"cloCt~ yesterday tnorn~llg.

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ow lives with her daughters. She gave us supper the other night, & we noticed the poor co \'1 only, had one Diece of wood in the yard. We borrowed a horse & caxt & broucht in two big\

loads of wood;& the poor old dame nearly fainted when she fl.) saw the wood. We caught & killed 2 black snakes during the wood-shattering process, & haP. a good day out there. They gave us a hot dinner & afternoon tea, & were very thankful. I am riding out wi th cattle to-morrow, a.bout 24 miles out, & if I have to eat my tea off the mantelshelf what care I ? I'll ride the hoss ! They reckon he can 'run,too, so I will have some fun. He won't buck me, don't worry. ' " I am sending you some custe..rd apple seeds,Dad. They are a't tropical frui t from North Queens! l:and. You will have to p­I an t them in a uosi tion where the sun lNill beat on them all day. Don't water' Lthem too much. The tr1...lmpet playe l' was ovex thetorder at the week-end, & got 'back yesterda.y. He brought us a K~ kangarool8 ta.i 1, & for tea last ni 8'h tit was delicious. I am having my uhoto taken next Saturday wi th the Arcadians. They boast 6 play­ers, & as their ben.jo 'Olayer ha2 left them & joined us they want me to stand in the photo to comulejTe the 6 players. Won l t ,HI'S. Green be ha'0py ? Congratulate Joe & IVy for me, & give my love to Flossi e & the kids. Best wi sbes & love to you all down there. Yours still single. Chip. II

!':on. June 15, 1931. Yesterday I attended every meeting of t­he Barmy.At night there was a service of song,in the hall, entitled liThe Wreck Of The Titanic ll • ;:1's. Lucas read the connecting passages between the hymns. Thel'e was a large a ttendance. On Friday night I attended th e Army's meetine; at Hamilton; & an Saturday nigllt at the corner near Herb­ert' s picture palaceh I have wri tten & tyPed the following verses for the "War C y. ":

WHAT I S I NFl DELI TY ? A 110Ue]eSs, wintry wind of doubt OppOsing things divine, TO~ blow the lamp of scriDture out And make it cease to shine.

A thief that robs a hungry soul Of sacred food & drink, And stops its march to Heaven's goal, To make" it Hell-ward sink •

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A guide unceTtain,weak & ,blind, Oompelled to doubt & gTope When leading seeking souls to find The land of Life & Hope.

Deluded souls who wander far UDon the downward way, Be guided by the Saviour's star That never led astray!

Let infidels denend on paine, And follow Foote & Clodd, Bu t if eternal life you t d gail?-, Dep end on Ohri st & God !

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A hopeless, wintry wind of doubt Opposing things divine,

To blow the lamp of Scripture out And make it cease to 'shine.

A thief that robs a hungry soul Of sacred food and drink,

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A damper of. a spirit's fire To make' its embers cold

By quenching flames of strong desire To en~er Heaven's fold.

A sombre cloud whose lightnings run, Whose thunder-claps affright; ,

Whose, miKs enshrou'q the spirit's sun, , And turn.s its day to nil;ht ..

A 'guide uncertain, w~ak and blind, Compelled to doubt and grope

When leading seeking souls to find The land of Life and Hope.

Deluded souls who wander far Upon thl! downward way, "

Be guided by the Saviour's star That never led astray!

Let infidels d.epe;id. on Paine, And follow Foote and Clodd,

But if eternal life you'd. gain, , ' Depend on Chris't and, God! !

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Thur. t.,Tune 18, 1931. To-day we received a che<lue & this note from Mr. pin fo Id:.., , '

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I cleanedt.,' the battery terminals thi s morning.

Sat. June, 2Oth1931.Last night I walked to Hamilton & took part in 2 Ope~-air meetings in Beaumont street.I read Jon­ah,3rd chapter\, & spoke on it. Rode home ina motor car belonging to a bandsman. This morning we received a postal note for 1 pound & this note from Oharlie:-

110/0 post Office, Oasino.Thur. 18th June,1931. Dear Mother I am in a great haste to wri te thi s, becaus ethe time is 6-30 & I am due to catch the car at 7-30 for an engagement at D-irabba. Tell Wally b:e certainly laCks the road sense--the I cow. Uy poor B.S. A. sup/er extra speCial racer is no more. .d, I· am buying ahoss for 5 - next week-end, & am doing weIll with all the bands here. Had my photo taken last Sat. with ! the Arcadians, 8: will send you one if it will go in an envelope. I look swtsh too, I reckon. Am playing in Grafton next Wednesday night wi th the Arcadians, & am gaaranteed a t least 15/- whether they flOp or not-- good man, me. p lease excuse this short not e. Ilay wri.te again when I have more time. Love to all. ,Ohip. II.

This morning I finished readingHThE? Truth Of the Ohristian Religion. "246 na ~s by Hugo Grotius in 1707. I also read a pamphlet entitled, It Ooncerning tbe Ohoice Of Our Opinion Among the Different Sects of Christians. II Als,9 a pamphlet by Le Olerc enti tIed, II Against Indifference in the Choice of Our Religion. II Le Olerc edited HThe Truth Of the Christ-i an Religion." '

Wed. June 24, 1931. Yesterd~y 'I wrote a letter to the, "Newcastle Horning Herald" in reoly to one by J. Skillicorn in yesterday's issue dealing wi th i'llOmen'S posi tion & con­di tion under Christiani ty. We received a note from Florrie yesterday telling us that her throat is still sore, & that we could ring her up this afternoon about her condition. We received the following letter .from si ster yesterday:-

":~arshall St. ,Dauto, 22-6-31. near Joe & Jinnie, Just a line to let you know we are all well. I often think of you all, but I know you are all right,for Florrie always writes to Lila. The mine here has worked for' one pay & is Igoing for another but I think that Friday next fini shes it again' until after Ohristmas. There are really'no hopes of anoth-er contract. Bob Whi te has worked all along, & Les gets

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soon,Joe, & tell us how ~you are getting along. We were pleased to hear that Jose'& IVY have a son. I would love to see it. How are Jack & Gladys getting on ? Jim has become quite an efficient fis~erman. He often brings home a few fishes. Dad bought him a rod & line, & he spends all his time fishing. Our home is very quiet now, Joe. Lila goes down the coast each week-end; Jim is' fishing; & Dad & I are alone. I often wish someone would call. Never mind, it is good to be feeling better, for after all, heal th is wealth, i sn' tit? I must conclude now wi th love from a11,& remain your lOving sisterE.J.Pet;tigrew." ,

Thur. June 25, 1931.Copying old letters all day. Our Florrie has scarlet fever & is in the nurses! isolation room at the hospi tal. rum has gone to try to see F10rri e to-day. Jim 00-cking called in this afternoon on the way to his work, & told me that old Mrs. Mea.1e, (his wife Ethel's mother) had died sudSien1y at Armidale, 8: waS to be, sen t by train to Shdney to morrow to be :buried. May Oocking called in this afternoon ••• Later. !,.rum saw' Florrie,who is in painJ but is able to suck oranges. She was anxious about 1i tt1e ohn & Dulcie as she had visited. them before she knew she had scarlet fever. The .chi1dren seem to be all right yet.

Mon. June 29, 1931.Florrie has. improved slightly since' she was put into the nurses' i solation room at the hospi tal.

Walter visited her last night, but could on1y.se~& speak to her from the outside. Gladys went to try to see F10rri e to day. On Friday & Saturday nights ,& on Sunday all day ,I was wi th the Sarmy. To-day the Newcastle Herald published my letter on Woman's P1ace-- a reply to Mr. J. -Skil1icorn. I have finished writing the following verses to-day to send to the war Cry & the Waratah-Mayfield Week1y:-

WHAT I S A~HEI 8M ?

An attitude of unbelief that God exists as Nature's Ohief Or To change its course or features,

wills to vivify or slaY,or interfere in any way With animated creatures.

A cult that And charges Wi th making ~or actions

lays the blame cosmic forces men d esc end to it endorses.

on Fate for flagrant sins th,at (people hate,

frauds, or else those ~orces it ( belauds

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demonstrate its greatest , '( jo ys,

Thos poor IIfoolosOphers ll explain that thoughts arise wi thin In convolutions bulky: ( a brain

'This origin of minds they trace, & thus with jubilation place The horse behind the sulky l' ", ..

Thi s cult of Holyoake & Olodd deni es 'that e' er the mind of God Designed all in existence; As everything,like Topsy, "growed ll ,& planets rushed,or comets Wi thout divine assistance. (slowed

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Thux. June 2, 1931. Florrie is getting better. 'Jose took Mum to Newoastle by oar last ,night,& they, had a talk wi t:p. Florrie. To-day I wrote a'letter to the Newcastle Herald in reply to Mr. J. Skillieorn. Yeste!.day & tuesday Bob Gibson & I interviewed people in Lewis street ~ Norfolk Avenue ,Mary­ville, to invite them to the Army meetings, to send their. ch­ildren to the Sunday school"to attend the Home :eague meet­ings, . to ask about their spiritual condi,tion, & I to find peo­ple who are in need of financial assistance. Yesterday I received the following letter from Harry Holland:-

"Westport (N.Z.) June 22, 1931. Mr. Josiah"Oocking,4l In-gall st. ,Mayfield East,Newcastle, N. S. W. Dear Joe, Your letter of the 8th instant has come to hand just as I am packing up to leave for. the Opening of the session at Wel14-ington. I have not time to wri te lengthily at the moment,& will endeavour to get another letter. away by the end of next week if the sittings of the House makes correspondence pOss­i ble. I am wri ting this in a hurry to' send you the quotation from Carlyle that you asked for. I am enclosing a copy wi th this. I have most of Oal'lyle's books,& this particular quota ti.on I had tYped several years ,ago & kept it folded in the book from which it was taken. Consequently when I recei­ved your letter I had only to open the book (sartor Resartu­s ,by the way,) to get i t. I wi 11 try 8.: send you some ,·ef my

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'. i that he hates Christianity,::l' apologise;:, 'I hut as' he persists in chargipg"it with the di g Un 00-

I sins '·hnd 'crimes of men 'like. Oonstantine . ,(BY"'.DAND]l)~iON.~' ),;j;: ahdCharles the .Great;WhoprofeHS'ed

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1;1 a~tit~~e: ~. \lnjjeil,~{~'i,;i?2':' •. ~i:~~~t~~~s:of{ch~C~:ji~~!s1i!~la~nd~, ';I~~~ T1H\t ,God, exists., as Naturell\:;'yhief:, 'the felfgion .of Ohrist, as revealed by the To, challgeit~Lco,urse,or::'fe~~~'~,~,N eW 'r~!itament, is oPPosed ·to aU the

r)i es . They are mostly T)011 tica.1

Ov.wllls:fdrVivify Ol'.s-la.¥.t"tf;",:· evils of ,vhich Socialists complain,';wli'Y Oi, iJiterf'ef'e:dj1' any, Fay;;,.:,.~~;;,h;'; does, he accuse it of originating 'ol" ],l!;lr- n r Op r1:C?: an-

,With .. animated·creattir:es; .. ,~?>;};:":,. ~~;k~~inforthM~. eS~liiicO~~ itou~.~i~tl! ~h~ dis t 'QU-A bult that lays~~he' lji'~hle';S·ri,Fat<.~:" atrocities and maSsacres committed' by b li ca t-I"Ol' .flag· ral1t. sins··:·.th .. at pep. n,le .. h .. ate . human wolve~' illsh~s clothing, unless .

... he proves that those crimes were' perpe", lons run Tliat,charg~fj qosluic 'f,iYrces';" . trated in accordance with true Christian·.' t b

.: ·With~'makiilg·Mert·.'descend to:fraU:d~~ pl'inciples.Judas betray~d his divine Mas;; ou Y ";~':,Or else' those., forces itJielauds:,"r' tel' for 30 piedeR of silver, while profes~ C larte Hi/1ror .actions it end'orises; , . "., ..... ';, sing to be a Christian; but who will' A::~.' ....'.. ' .. ·.'·,.H venture to say that because Judas hypo- Book Shop, .. For Atheislll says that ·sin.. ',': critically 'professed to be 11 disciple of t11e n, ub1-, b . Christ, he wns really a true Christian, and 'J 'In lllortal man. co~ld .not eg1l1, therefore. betrayal is in accordance .with

, For"nian' is b,ut a bubble., .,: ,:, Ohristianity? Peter professed to be a io i t Y d.Q­'OompelI'ed 'to float '. on ,Thne's:va"t., Christian, yet he denied and deserted ~ ar tm en t

thai-rrf) .,." ,. . . "::. ,',;.~.' Christ. Is it reasonable or fair, tltere- J:"

So not onethouglit" of . sih",,'; . dttrk . fore. to say that denial and desertion of 0 f th e stain . .< ' Christ are truly Christian actions? Con-, J .. J • Z. Lab­

'stan tine professed to be a Christian, yet ,Should. ·:cause· hin~ any. trouble. he defiantly violated Ohrist's. Cllmmanu to our P C·Tty.

No AthiEist' could ever find "'. .. . .'. ,permanently sheathe the sword, Dnd " . . th' . , slaughtered thousands of men. Charles I wi 11

A brain through which.. e :uilseen.' the Great did th", same. Now Mr. Sldlli-, mind... •. ..•. .• I corn attempts to make your intelligent also se-Could exercise its functions }teaders believe that those blood-stained An instrument that Mind employs 'impostors were true Christians because nel you a To ,delilonstrate ,its greatest joys, they made a hypocritical profession. . , 001) Y 0 f

" '. l:Le also proceeds on the same unfair: Elalions, or COl~I,>,unctio~s. antll fallacious line of reasoning regard-' II AI' in 20': e d-

;, ,'.' . Those' ,. poor.·':'IrOOIOsophers::.,.exPlain. . iug; Bo-called' Christian countries and don 0 r" . . h i hi ... 'b 1 .'O' Ch nrches. I am asked where 'are the

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; 1 cairn Island was governed very satisfac- ere 0 f This cult of Holyake and Clodd ,Denies that e'er the mind of God Design:ed aU.' in existen~e, As everythtng like Topsy 'growed,' And planets rushed, or comets 'slow-

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Such' foolishness will soon abate When Atheists in'vestigate Their system shall be shakel1 When greater knowledge they ,have.

gained, " And higher wisdom have attained, For they are:: all mistaken. _!''';;

1 to,rily for ab0!-lt. 22 years in accordance mac, ! WIth ~hose prlllClples. I have also read War If b e-I't)'le hisltory of .Pent;lsylvania where Penn's little (¥>mmullIty hi'ed for 70 ye~l's in for e I

I perfect p~ace, acc<;>l'ding. to Ohrist's peace- lIe f t Au­I ful teadungs,whlle llelghbourmg colonies . ,wel'~ '!t ;war with the native~. The only S tl' ali a ,&

- Chr)stmn. Church that I know of is the Olle:that,existed in Europe and Asia S ti 11 havi t during . .t1:Oe :fi~st. :three centui-ies of this .era. Btlt.':,t believe that in aU so-called somewhere Christ.la~~rliE!,s,th~re is a minority of amon~t my real,dlll,clpIEl~of Ohnst 'Who 'have remained _ uncorrupted.r They are the' salt which books. keeps 't~e;\I;hhle hody from utter putrefac-tion;lInd 1Il't;:'prei)ared·to Buffer imprison- The au­:Il!cnt, Jotti,ire;: and even 'death rather than th 0 r .; S dlsobey,'.th'e,'ilOOnmand just quoted, ...

I hllve:,flo":.Nm:e,··nor space to deal more th R fully,wit}l::M.~:Skillicoi·.n'B latest letter, e ev. el!;ceptto' reln~ndhim that the great and W a.l t er learned· SociaJ1ist. author, Osborne ,"Yard, said that Chrilstilmity hils done more, by Walsh who, its principles' of loving co.-operation, to h ameliorate the conditions. in which the' \IV en th e workers lived, than any otner. religion or boo k VIas phIlosophy kno'wn. I hope Mr. -Skilli-corn will ,not hide this truth under a pyra-, pub 1 ish eel,

J mid ·of. misrepr<lsentation, . .which is far: • h ,[.worse: than .. h ... idi~a na.me ,that does' mit, was ~ n 0 -i belong' to a crirriilpnl nor a: coward:'·' ax f :. '. ,-,. :,'i, 'I: ARAXAOUM." ge 0 : . ¥arfield;11lIlst .. ·; -,.,." ~I II theGi 11-> , ____ : •• EX: -.-...... ----~ 'J,, ___ ... 10. --_._.~~._:~.::"

18. ' fillan Hemorial Church (presbytel'ian, I think) at Dundee. The publishers are Ginn & Oo.,Boston.U.S.A.,& the book wh­ich was first issued",in 1906--i!3dedioated to the Thirteeth I nternational Peace xq!:]iX!lX!,i Uongress,' Boston, 1904, the American .Delegates,& the merican people :etC.It certainly is an excellent book. In ~he old Sooialist days we used to sell it in the Domain. however, I will reply to your letter in detail as' soon as an Oppor tuni ty occurs. Later 011 I may have time to give you an idea of my eXneriences here in the Buller district whern the great earthquake of 1929 lifted up our part of the co­untry & set the hills rocking as well as the house in whi­ch we live. i th kindest regaro.s to Mrs. Oocking & yourself Yours fraternally H.E. Holland." (Ooni ed for Harry's II Lif ell. )

The extract is as fOllows:'- (li'rom "Sartor Resattus",). "What, speaking in qui te unofficial language,i s the net purport & upshot of war?' To my' own' knowledge, for example, the:r e dwell & toi 1 in the British village of Dumdrudge, usually some five hundred s­ouls From these by certain' natural enemies of the French, there are succesively selected, during the I~rench war, say thi rty . able-bOOi ed me'n: Dumdrudge , at her own eXpens e, h~ as suckled & nursed them, she has, not wi thoutdifficulty

& sorrow, fed them up to manhood, 8! even trained them to crafts,so that one can weave, another build, another ham­mer, & the weakest can stand under thirty stone avoirdu­Dais. Nevertl1e less, amid much weeping & svvearing, they are '8 elec,ted; all dressed in red; & shipped away, at the public charges, some two thousand miles, or say only to the sou-th of Spa.in, & fed t~ere till wanted. . . And now, to that same spot,in the south of Spa~n, are thlrty similar French artisans, from a French Dumbdrudge, in like manner wending: till at length, after infinite effort, the two pa:rti es come into actual juxtaposi tion; & thirty stand fron ting thirty, each wi th a gelD in his hand. straightway the word"Fire ll is given: & they blow the. souls out of one another, & in place of sixty Bri sk, useful craftsmen, the world has sixty dead carcases, which it raust bury , & anew shed tears for. Bad these men any quarrel'? Busy as the devil is, not the smallest. They lived far enough apart; were the en­tirest strangers; nay, in so wide a universe, there was e even , unconSCiously." by comtp.erc0? some rnu~ual helufulness 'Qetwee:l them" How tnen? s~mple'G.on 1 tne~r governors had !'allen out, &, instead of shooting one another, had the cunning to make these poor blockheads shoot! II

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so pleased to see that yOU;) & your care are well. We are all fairly well at home, only Harry, he has the flu: the cough is terrible; ·one really does not know what to try. Well, Mary, has any of your boys got work yet? I t is very hard to know what to do. How did Charlie get on ? Did he do any good by going away? Everywhere seems to be the s~ me, but I fancy it must soon brighten up. Well, 1.Iary, 'IN

what is the weather like over there? I t will. be cold, I expect. I can tell you it's cold here; the wind is terr­i ble, wi th a kind of sle et blowing. We feel it; but of co-

. urse we are getting older, what do you' say? I suppose Mr. Cocking f eels lost out of work. Man likes to be doing something. So' pleased that Florrie likes the nursing; it must' be nice when you get prOper training. Vie11, now Mary no more news this time; so 1'li th love fIDom home to your dear self & all from home, I remain your old friend Eliza.1!orris. II

Sat. July 4, 1931. Last'night I attended the 2 meetings of the Arm~,in Beaumont street, Hamilton, & afterwards list­ened. to"the Methodists preaching & singing in Beaumont st­reet. My verses, "What Is Atheism? II were printed in the "waratah-Mayfield Weekly" yesterday. Thi s morning I wr-ote the following verses:-

WHAT I8 AGNOSTI CI 8M ? II •

A cult that says "I do not know Of any God on Earth below, Nor in the starry spaces; I see no prints of feet nor hands Upon the oc eans nor the lands, F or he has left no t rac es •

"What Christians say has been designed By Dei tyt s creative mind I s caused by the attraction Of, elements' combining force; So what is called deSign, of course, I s simplY Chance in action. II

But God has weighed the mighty seas And measured out the verdant leas, The mountains , &. the ,hollows, ' And placed the planets, stars, & suns Within the orbit where each runs, And traced the path it follows.

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An earnest seeker may behold, In aI, the flowers t~at unfold, A p roof of God's in ten tion To beau:" fy hi~ world wi th green; And signs of love &. skill are seen Too numerous to mention.

(Printed 7-10-31 in "W-M Weeklylf •

.Mon. July 6, 1931.' This afternoon we reoelved 2 ..lunda In postal notes. froJ;D gharl~.,but ne letter ••• ,3'ee8, Ivy & thelr 2 ohlldrelJ. went to the hoapl.al last ev .... nlng, & all but Daphne & Xei th ,8awF 10rr1 e, who is get­~ing well & i8 sitting up in bed.Sh~ has begun to loae her SkiD. Walter aaw her at about 9 pi m. after the B'apt1st ohuroh servioe was aver. Yesterday I was Wi tb ,the Amy, but not last nIght. Rain to-day.'

Tues.July 7, 1931; This mor.nlngb[ finished writing these versea:-

WHAT I S A LOTTERY?

An ariOi Ell t, heathenlah -device By whloh a cunning felt' entioe Much money from the greedy, By promises of sudden wealth, Wi th leiaureipleaaure, ease 8: health, And automobi es speedy.

The g8ll1bling i8 alleged. to aid Some poor deservIng man ,or" maid, In VIllage, town, er oity. , promotors say soant thought ot self Induoes them to gather pelf Bu t ohart ty & pi ty.

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Elizabeth,old England.' a queen ' '. (Now numbered ubh 'the onoe-hav .. been) . Augmented. her finances " .. ' By lotteries that would. enrioh Her gamblingdupeaw1'th fortunes whioh Exceeded all romances.

But finally it OaDle to pass 'l'bat raul ti tudes who hoped, ala8: 1 To live at ease by winning, Disdaining work, began 'to steal; 1fhiob brought about the. law' a repeal

. And stopped the legal sinning.:

A . gambler i. a greedy man . Who .' tries 'to profi't by the plan Of beggaring his neighbour, Regardless of the oorusequenoe To body,' soul, or me)):al senae, ,To free himself from labOur.

Now Jack, by playing Bes.iel 8 game, Haa oovered New South· W&1es Wi th shame, ,For gamblers now may' revel Xn legal lotteriea,immense, While Aussieland, through lac,k of sense" Gael gambling to the Devil .'f .

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, , :, 'Mvch money,;£roni,l.t,h,e freedYl'/ib', ,,' Exceeded all romances. 'By. prq~ses of,~ud4t.~;;-~~,~l~~,·:T:nut finaIl~ it came,tq pass 1,', W,th leIsure, pleasur'e,~se and !:te",ltlti""That,multltudes who hoped,'alasl ,

And au~O:mobiles speedy. ": ' 'To live at ease by winning" ~,~. ,'" , ',,' , ;' , , i Disd'aini~g work, began' ,,1:o:steall, i'" I.',;, i The gambling is alleged t'l"aidi:!iL,,~ "",,':',,"W,hichbrought ab~p, t': the L.aw.'s re, I?e~l~';':~.,:;,! :1 Some poor deserving man,or/m",id, '::, d d h I I I """ ,An ,stoppe t e: ega smnmg. t I

i,' In village, town, Qr'c~Y7":" ' Promoters ',say scant thougHt of self A gambler is Ii 'greedy' man, Induces them to gather pelf- Who tries to profit by the ,plan

But charity and pity. Of beggaring his neighbour. Regardless of the 'consequen'ce

Some specious plea or lame excuse ' Precedes the plan for their abuse

, ." To bqdy, soul, or ~oral sense, . To free himself from labour.

Of charity and kindness. , And robbing Pete,r's purse for' Paul,

,In pity's name, to make a haul,

Now J~ck, by playing Bessie'~ ~I Has covered New South Wales with

by blindness. shame; , For gamblers' now may revel , In,Jegal)ot~eries, immense [sense, :wmle' A'Uts'sioiand, ~throughlack of,

Goes ,gambling, to the devil! .. ; ":--t(Dan4elion)~

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WHAT I S ~PI RI TO ALI Sl! ? XXXIX An occult & forbidden

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Where'souls :unready for the ohange 'To spiri t-life, 80 new & strange,

Regret that they're immortal.

A cuI t whose votari es defy Oommands of God,yet still deny That they are irreligious; For God a st~iot injunction gave To speak with none beyond the grave, Whioh sin is most prodigious.

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F'i ends' knowledge is minute & vast Of present episodes & past An~t-thewise,or simple,; Indeed, in most convinoing way Deoeased men's features 'tney '6'Orliray vaflElftiiIJ Correctly t to a dimple ..

And sometimes they materialise, Whioh fills beholders with surprise To see the forme &: faces Of parents If.hO have ~one before, And hear (they think) their tones onoe more, And feel thei r fond embraoes.

Familiar Spiri ts oft oontrol Their mediums ,& thus extol The dootrine of the Devil --That "Jesus Christ is not divine", Th~reverence for him,ln fine, May reach a lower, level.

Of Spiri t seances beware 1 ....., A ttending them you boldly dare· To flout God's prohibition. Oommune wi thno seducing elf, ' Or surely you shall plaoe yourself In danger of perdition 1

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Fred is pluini the'~athtu~ on the :tloor & is putting a cupboard. in ~he 'bathroom.

Tues. July l4l) 193,1. Fred is painting the bathroom to-uy. Ethel,Jim, _ ouglas Yi si ted us this aftemoon. To-day we reoeiyed the following lette~ fr0m Char11e:-

"C/o post Offloe, Casino. Dear Folks, pardon my late let­tel', 8u t things have 'Deen mOVing fast here. lately &: I ha­ve be~n in·· the 1rhir~ of a quiok ohange of orchestra. Mrs. Green was playing IItwo for me & one for ,you" ; so I Spp­roac'hed the Fl~n Qays,who had an erobestra here, &: now I am 1n oharge of a 5 pieoe band; &: we will do well~ We

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'.' ~ .~ ,go-:t 19/6 each --6 of us. W:J,ll ~l .. l ~ ~. ~ ~.!I~ ay again to-night here in Oas1.no

, A: cult COJi:IIl;tallds ·'0 I,·.\J'OO, That they' irre,ue:i.ou FOI'GocLa; To s!Jeak none beyo!l<J::> '. " . grave" . . .', .

Which' sin'i~.iJllost :prodigio1,lsf' I~ol' evil S!pi#,tspersonate .:, .. ;:" '. '.

low,~~ tho(le of. high ... Who passed ::'P-~rond Death's·ctirtaiu J

. Which hides :"the worlds of woe and . bUss\,.;, . . ... : And separatei:·.those· spheres f.rom·

" this :l')il;~' ...,:... ,'""." . Where life i~(;~ :uiIcertaill. ' . ,'. Frielld~! .1i:AQwledge is'll1ijlUt9.

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()f . present 'eiii~odes .and past .'. Concerning ",ise and simp~e" ,;;1' IndeeC\,. iiI m:o~t cOllvincing way,' Deceased. ·l\:ltln'S features they: ' .. ' , ..... ray:, ;',

Correctly;. to :a,~dilllple! ., And somet.imes they IT.ulll,,naulS,, .. Which'fills J)eholderswith To : see ',the f~rllls. and face!! .Of'pat:el~ts who' hav:e gone An«;l beag :<tpey think) theil'

. i: ,(>l,1~Ut~Qre, .' . And feel tb~~" fond ",..,lwo,,,,,, Falllilhil' SpJritfj oft . 'J;hE(b' medium.s; .. and" thus;·'·'extol The:doctIine.:"otthe .IIH1V1I __

That "Je:suS'/ Ciirist 'is not Di,,'bl~;;t': ·:·l'o'verlei·ic"e·· '; Him,

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-1i!),ink. that you wi 11 see me aga­Ll till'Ch:r1stmas, at least, becau­

.s;';'! rur!. p':')oked up ~1ght.through ':;He mont.i:l ,:):! August 1"& the way e­v\'~:r~ne talks here we cantt go

·.!fl'ong. Wac; going to send horne my . dresfF.ault,lmt .have decided to keep 1t here a,' while because r may need it.. We played for a

~!edding breakfas.t in the cO'lmtry laetWsdneoday morning, from 8

;:.~e clock till 3 p. m. ; &: we had a ~1ond,erf'ul feed-up;&: when we left

we 'erougbt·away a whole heap of food.s tuff s. Mrs. Green has wa­atedme twice this w~ek, but I h ... ~~.ve gi,vtbrtl· bel' the dump. 1 . wall hQP1ng to send you some cash this week again, Mother, but un-

;:tortunately my both pairs of sh­C8S have started to let the wat­er out at onoe,& I am fOl;'ced to ~f1x things Up thi s week. I haTe ordered a new pair from Brisbane

tbr©ugh a shOp-owner her e ,& am ~6tting a 30/- shoe for 16/-.

.~~. ~ in good health; &: last week .' we1gbe:d 10 'Stone 9, which Dooley

'. :i'!oul~ adm1 t is some weight for a ~roring OOY. I am pleased Flo-ioie !8 -all present &: correct again,& that you all are getting

.. 'alol)n~ all ri ght. I am a sin.:er .now. oan warble the net too },8.-

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. . Bpudson;the fil\e for tea, so you Will excuse me, I zl:i.f)w.Margaret Hall sent me some eake,& 1sgo-i ng to gi va nJf; t! pho to of Iter wedding-group. . . Will wri t.e ags;ln next week, &: hOpe t'o send. you some t1n. GiVe ~a be$t wishes to everyone aown 'there,not tor€6tt1ng the kl s~ Thanking you for wri t1ng 8: sending me the letters,

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Thur. July 15, 1931. yesterday we rece1 ved the follo,vint le-t ter from Harry Ho 11 and ;) .

IlHouse of Representatives ,July 2, 1931.- Mr. Jos1ah Ooc­king,. 41 1ng;all St~et, Mayfield East,Newcastle,N. S. W. Dear Joe; We are now in the thiok of the second session of 1931,& consequently it is a matter of working n1~ht & day. Firat of all, regarding Tom Batho. He dra"s an I nvs.1id1 ty pension,&: I think :his wi fe also draws a pension •. You may not .know that Tom lost his f1rst wife, & some years later marr1ed agaln. My pamphlets s1noe "The Revolt of the Sam­oal'u,;" 1nolude "The FaI'mers & the UQrtg agehold ll , "The F1nano1 a1 Diotl(ltorsh,1p" , liThe wrecking of Da1ry 0C?ntrols" , Factory prC?duot10n In _~e1t'"' ~ealand"--a. study 1n added vaJ.~e8", ~ Publio servan tat ~alari as &: the.J'oli t10al parties",

'p'oli tioa1Non-Unionlsm", & ·".'~l'he Labol' party & the UIJempl­oyed- II • When I get back to westport"'I Will send you cop1es of tl?-ese 1f I oan d1g all of them up.. Some time back I publ1 shed "Ohapters In the Hi story of Ohina llll , & " Muss­olini and '!ih~ j'asoist Re-action In Italyll. ~lle 1a~ter is n now out of pr1nt. Shortly I shall be. putt~ng, out a book-1 et on "Man' 8 Oreation~- the Uachine". The matter 1 snow runn1ng th;rough the New Zealand IIP.a11way Revie\lIl". I shall be· glad to see an oooae1Qna1 cOp y of tb e N ewcast le Morning Herald--otherWise the "Advocate". Jl>eculiar featu­r.e of the broadoasting here is~ that the ~pofl tical' speeches are not broadcast. I have been broadoast when lecturini on the 1929 earthquake & when I have spoken at SOCial functio­ns, but no poli tioal speech of mine has ever gone over the ,.:a1r. WeUsten in to Australi811 speeohes,but are not per­·mitted to hear New Zealand political pronounoements. :T;he reas9n the Un1 teds (Li berals) are able to oarry on is ',that , whenever during the first 2 years of the Uni ted.

·t,p'artyt 8 eXistence, we mOTed. no oonf1denoe motions, the Reformers (Oonservati Ves ) always voted Wi th the Govern-

i,~ men t. At· t1mes we had had apeoifiO promi ses from the prime I, Minister tha.i- while the United party remainedin off1ce :: there *auld be no wage-reductions· on the other handtl:te \. Reformers intimated that:' they wo~ld seize the f1rst Op_

: 1 ~ portuni ty to out down wages. Oonsequently we lIOuld not vot. to ~ut the Reform.ersbaok in offioe.·'.we d1dn t t want any

'_ nr~r-;f:~u~~~gn~ . However, after -the. return' of the pr1me hi previous promr8~~zr;:JtO~1nfeh'trence he at once dishonoured

g out for wage -reductions.:

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by us. However, whatever els~ ha;>pens, I think the Uni ted party will be smashed when the general election comes. The Oommunists are a very negligble-quant1ty here. At one time they held quite a number of official positions in the Minersl Unious &: fought the Socialists It. Labour men ver~ hi tterly, but i~ ev~y seoond case they turned out cadly. In a ,ulJ.mlter of oases they iOt away Wi. th union Iloney, & in ,avera1 oaSGS tn_eo. their own associates. In 2 cases lRos. &. Black all) prominent Oommunists beoame dis,sooiated from their own party &: from the union~ Ie. formed blaokleg tr1ltute' "~ri'buten pa;'ties with the hao~ing of the mining companies, &: are I}Olf fighting t~e unions, inside of barBed wire & wi thp olloe proteotion. Rei8.l"dinr; the pro ba\lle cost of pUlphle t printing in N. S.W. I have been away from there 80 loag that I can not form i any idea of the oharges there. Here I end~avour to get J

the matter run througb some newspaper, or magazine ,& then , I h.ave a thousand oopi es run off while the mat,ter is in type. I Even then the publioat1ons are a losing proposition. I f you could get "The Labor Daily" or one of the weekly I papers to put your matter through in this way it might u make the pamph1e~ a cheaper prOposi tion than if you were ~ tc- have it printed ill the ordinary lf~I.. With every ioed 1 wish,yours fraternally, H.E.Holland.qllij 1:

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I have written the following verses for pubUcation in the Jlwaratah-Uayfield Weekly":-

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A. foolish cult of men who meva I n lien tal iii sta ,Ie try to preve Their spirit's ~B-ex1stenee By wri t~nC"$oient1f10 Dooks, or prattUne; on, like .aheliag erooks, With infi~ite persistenoe ~ ,

And, While their werAs in torrents fiow Those .lever peOple "0 not know ' That what their neads are w:ri tin, To proTe that spirits are. unknown To mortal lien, 'their 'Very: 01lll . Dark api1'1 ta are ·in4i tin~.l .

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The means for sou -eXpression; For· oGnaolousness is not a. fact p'roduoed when oonvolutl<Dns act , But that whioh takes possession.

~aterlalism has no hopes Of future life, but sadly grOpes Im self-infliQted blindness, And never sees the evidenoe Of ~lri t-1ife whioh men of sense Would show in Ohristian kindness.

Materialists are 80me of those Who vainly labour to'depose And Danish their Oreator Afar from His resplendent throne To honour Nature l sname alone, Esteeming it ae greater.

Materla11sm takes the prop Of fat thi & lets 1 ts viotims drOp In sinfu pi ts of sorrow Where,robbed of Ohrist, the Light Be Way, In darkness uuDe1ievers may .. EXpect no bright" to-mor~ow. t .

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Sat. July 18, 1931.I finished reading the Dook enti tlEd "Soripture Readings" .or the Bib1e',Famtliarly E:xp1a1n@i ~o the Young". by ~omas Dio~ ,L. L.l'). Last ni ght I was at the salvatio~ Army, meeti~gs in ~a~1ton; also the Me­thodists' meeting near Pinfold'~ offioe ••

Mon. July 20, 1931.-I attended the Open-air meetings of the Army wi th 1 t Pi~linger &: OCDmmandant Hawkins on sat; nigh~ at the corner opposi te :to: Herbert i 8 picture ~how. Yesterday I was wi th the Army all <!lay. ,but not at night. The offioers were away at Kurri~ At the knee-drl1l meeting I Spoke on the history of the Jews. our.l I is not al-

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28.' lowed to oome bome yet ,but she is almost well again., th"",

ank God :'

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W HAT IS MA T:E RI A L I S'M ?

A FOOLISH. cult of men who ~T6i;\. Fo .. ~ co. nscio.usness is not ~ fact In mental mists, and try 10, ... Produced when. c'!.nyolutlOns ac.t,

. prove . . .:' ', ... ":, . But that wh1ch takes. possesS1<!.n. 'l'heir Spirits' non-existence. . , By writing "scientific". books, ,,: . Materialism has no hopes Or prattling on, like babbliJlg brooks,· 01 future life, but sadly gropils

With infinite persistence. In. self-inflicted blindness. . :And never sees the evidence

And, while their words in tor~n~s.~ . Of spirit-life which men of sense flow, ' Would show in Christian kindn6ss.

Those clever pennIe do not know 'That what their hands are writing'

To prove that spirit'S are .unknown To mortal men, their very own

Dark spiljts ~re inditing.

Each base or noble action wrought Is consummated by the thought

And body in conjunction; For tissue, musde, bone and nerve Are mindless instruments .that serve

To let the spirit function.

The psychic consciousness resides Within each brain, which thus pro­

vides The means ,for louI-expre.sion;

Materialists are some of those Who vainly labour. to depose

Alld banish their Creator Afar froni His resplendent throne; To h'm.our Nature's name alone,

Esteeming it as greater.

Materialism takes the prop Of . faith, and let its victims drop

In sinful pits of sorrow Where, robbed of Christ, the Light

'and Way, In d~rkness unbelievers may

Expect no bright to-morrow.

a,J:·I. I f ~l.'""Dandelioh"

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We have reoeived this from Mrs Webater:-

"Greenfield Terraoe,portreatb,near Redrutg , Cornwall) JuDe 1931. Dear Mr. Oocking, You will think me forgetful in not an8We~ing your weloome letter wbich. I recel ved :3 weeks ago. We dicl not" forget, but my eyes hay-e been very bad wi th in:flamation~- had to t1 e them up, to keep ou t the light, & had oold water bandagea applied as often as pos­a1 ble;but I am glad to say tbey' are al}. right again now. The y were v~ry painful •• ! am thankful to be able to see onoe more. . We tfust. Y9u. are all keeping w~ll: so are we ~lust now. My husband 1s still imprOVing & out of doors Just all day 'long, in api te of weather J' &: .. I am' sure he is much better for' it.. We have just spent, 01;11' Whl tsunl'ide,.

&: it was a lOTely on~ this year;.' on Monday the weather W:-l

was perfect. We went 'to qwennap Pit. There were thousands of people. What a sight ~:. No one oaI,i ever f:)rget 1 t onoe they see 1 t~ .. I took my baby--13 lastWednesda-- & her 11-t tIe friend one week old, left wi thout father or mother sister OXb;o~:l:ler, but has a good iranny; so they wan t~d

r:o go to see what 1 t 18 ~i.ke. &, '""xc;, delighted.W. had ouxc l photos taken. The photos were taken in parts. I think: -we stand a good ohanoe to be in one of the m. I will get som~ when I go in towIl,& send out for you to see, The singing was lovely. "All Hail The power of Jesus' Name" was sung as it has al-ways been every year. I have heard ~y Mother &: your aunt (Grace P erkyne ) say that it stands Just under Saint Day. I thought of many things of the past &: all I have heard about up tnere. I will write again next w~ek,a[l being well. Glad you get th\! papers safe 8: enjoy reading them-- things we oa8t see in any other paper. They are the truth; but people here in this village don't buy them--they buy lies & keep grum-, bling all the time,&: get enraged if we, tell them the tru th.~ I say they de serve to be treated badly. I think we a:re be­ginning to brighten up 8: bi t home here. Thin,gs are oheap~r, so we are hoping to see better days very soon.', We have lovely weather to-day ,but it's the first fine Sunday we have had. I t' s been quite hot to-:-day.' We all send our best regards to yOUl'self ~ your family, &: trust they are all enjoying the b , best of health. ~y:ra sends best love to the 2 li ttie girls; We had. a sad time here last week.One of our boys was ooming , from sohool &: r~ into ,a lorry &: killed his fathex!It who is a Customs HoU,' se offioer

i &: he Wl!18 the only obj,ld 15. Dear boy 1

I t was a shook to us al • Now,dear friends, I must be clo-sing to oatch .post-- only go out here onoe a day. I remain your sinoere friend. E.& H. We b,ster. God be with you 1"

We also received this letter from Oharlie:-

"C/o post Office, Casino, Dear Mother &: Folks" My telegr_ gram must have fi lled your minds with pi f.tures of me travi­eling hot foot into Queensland, or some other caper,but I told a young fellow here abo;ut my hayip.g a tent, &: as he

., needed one in a hurry to go to a road job in 1i Bluore, I h­ad to wire you people ~n a hurry als,o. He got tpe tent late yesterday afternoon & left early this morning (Friday) • He is paying me 17/6 for the outfitj whioh is better than le­tting thJ moths eat the gear up,~ it was get~1~g a bit worn also. }lbou t the cooking, Mother, ,thank you for the thou­ght, but odwe get l'llPl'e oakes. &: stuff tthan we can. eat up here ; ~ some1l;)"," y'1.s &lwaystaklI1i me ourer a mea.L. Mrs~ Green Just oalled &: get my wsie; so that 1s the end of her-- the rook. It is war wi th 'us all now, &: we are g .. tting all her work nGw~ Th1s \teek I w1ll De makin, 27/6 only but next week I will De en my feet again, I hope. I will save my tare, Mothrer, as you suggest" but if I am home for Ohristmas I will be luoky, beoause I have formed up a new 'Oreheatra here &:, I am in charee. So I Will have to hang on awhile to give the boys a fair go. I will

30. send you a few bobs this time in-Dad's name. For the sake of oonvenienoe <'I was sending it to Fred, but Dad' s name w111 save some trouble~ I will enolose a note to F1orrie,& I would like ,someone to buy her some ohoes ,for me, &: take in to her, please. Things are on the i!llp'rove in Oasino & I think I will do well later on. Must hurry away now, lfother, Give my best wi shes to everyone down there; & tell F 10rr1e to have a good. spell for a while. See you .11

.. some time. Yours wi th love, Ohip."

<. ·)rles July 21, 1931. To-day I finished tyPewri ting a letter' - to H~ry Holland,!: ,enolosed my photograph that was taken by

Gresham in May. Yesterday.l sent a oopy of the "Newoastle Herald" to Harry. Rain. Florri. is still a pat;ent in the isolation ward of the N~woa8tle hospital. She has soarlet fever. We expeot her home any day now.

COp'y of a letter from PEleotrolux,Limi ted It

II Eleotrolux,Ltd. Bax 246 a Newoaotl.e, 26th ~Ma:roh, 19z6. -l.' Oocking,Esq,- Q 41 Ingall st., Mayfield. Dear Sj,r, In aeoordanoe wi tIl our usual -custom, we beg to af!iv!se you that Wld4the terms of' your hiring agreemrent, an ittsta1-

; ment for ihe undermentioneli amoulllt falls' due on 'the 28th of March 1926. Your aooount 1s -already credited in our bo­cks wi th £. 3-18-0, leaving a balance of £. 15-0-0, whioh we hope you w1l1 find in order. Please ,return this form with your remi ttance, for whioh we thank you in anticipation. Assurmng you of our best servioes at all time, Yours very truly E1eotrolux Ltd. You have the option of finishing th­is aooount within 90 days of delivery date.It 1s then re­garded as a oash purchase."

o Op y 0 f ci rou'lax from N. 11. "Seward: ...

"457 Bourke ~t. Melbourne,6th May~ 1926. Deal' sir, Have you ever thought .of exchanging your present (1: have none) mior­o soope for a better one? We have a1al"i;6 stock of good i­nstruments on hand , both new & second-hand ranging fron a bout 18/- to £. 72 , &: if any Of thdse interest you "'we wo­uld ee pleased. to take your pJresent instrument in part pa­yment. we 19111; if desired, be pleased to give you a ro­ugh idea of the value of you~ in stru~nt if you will send. us full gartioulars flilflXllJi1!. of sameo' '.

We are also wyers of microscopes & aooessories,& would be glad to 'have partiou1ars of anything ~u wish to diSpose of at any time. at the present moment we have. oustomers d­esiring the follovring & would 'be pleased to hear from Y9U 1 s you any, of these" Instruments or acoessories a'Va11able:-

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31. binooular watson Royal microsc0D-Si watson Un1 versal mcroscop.e; 1/10 Orouch obJ eoti. vej 3 m mzeiss· appo. N. A. 1 .40. :I'

Wooden cabinets to hold 3 doz.'. 6 doz •• 01'12 dozen- slides t Leitz abbe condenser &.-iris:diaphragm (,-30 m m diameter); pond colleoting outfit; Lei~~ meohanioal stage; set Ze­isS obJ eoti va ohangers;Watson oil immersion condenser; oheap 0011' s -eye condenser;J. BOOKS, Jl 100 ObJeots of the M oro8cope: by °ook & Oole; Bollee Lee Vade Mecum, seoond~hand; "Mounting of Micro o bj ects". by DaVies; I f you are requiring any goods you­rself that you odo not see on our lists, if you will advise us we might be able to obtain them for you. Assuring you always of our best services I am yours tal tbfully N.H. sew­ard."

MOll. JUllr 27, 1931.: This morning I wrote a 4 page letter to Mrs. We'bster,& will send the -I. ydney Mail" & one of my Ii t­tlephotographs. Our Florrie o~e home from the isolation ward of the h0sr.i ta.l last Friday. To-day am sending to the "wa;r Cry". ,I What 18?! Lottery?"; "Wha\: I B Spiritualism? II~ "What is Materialism ?"1I &: "What Is Agnosticism ?". .

.WHAT IS AGNOSTIOI SM ?

A cult that says, "I do not know Of any God on Ear i;h 'below, Nor in the starry spaces: I see no prints of feet nor hands Upon the oceana & the lands, For He has left no traoes. II

"What Ohristians say has been designed ~y God's divine, oreative mind Was oaused by strong attraction Of elements' oombining force; So what is deemed-design, of oourse, Is silnp'ly Ohanoe in aotiom". II

But God has ·weighed the m1,~ty seas .Andmeasurei ou.t the verdant leas, The mountains & the hollows, And placed the planets, stars &: suns Within the orbit· where each ~s, And ,traced the path l,t follows.

No acoidental otrcumstanoe Has filled the heavens' wide expanse W1 th suns & oomets, bu~lng: . No' ohancre hasordeI'ed eaoh \0 swing

32.' . Around its own appointed rin" . Nor fixed i·ts time of turning: . Agnostios seem too dull of mind, Or. too remiss to seek &: find. : The proof of God' s exi stanoe; But evidenoe of Him is found. By seekers , in the wo.rld around And in the starry dis;tanoe.

An earnest seeker may beholdt~ In all the 'flowers that unfoJ.a., 'J, 'proof of God.' s intention To 'beautify the world wi th green; And Sii;l18 of love ~ skill are seen. Too numerous to mention ~

Dandelion. (published. in "Waratah-Mq,yfield Weekly" 4-7-31.).

Thur. July 30, 1931. This afternoon'I tyP;ed a reply a re­

ply to J.R. Mitten's le;tter in the "Newcastle Herald". last night Bob ret.lurned the 1t'1rele~s rooks that I l~nt him XKUI aleo the crystal set. Last sunciay Mrs .Luoas retur­ned the pamphlet enti tIed "The Christian Soldier", which I 'PI wrote recently, also the. sp~9taoles that I lent h~r to test on herself. They did not suit her eyes. ~ have lent the pa­mphlet to WaJ. ter Bull. To-day' s issue of the "Waratah-Mayf i eld Weekly" oontains ray, verses -- "What I s a .Lottery 1".

F 1'1. July 3l~ 1931. We r80e ved Arthur's progress repol't to-d day: it is as follows: -. _ "Newcastle Boys High School. Oonduot &: progress report of Arthur James Oookinii for the half year ended 30th Nune 1 1931.4th year. Number.in year 1.57. Position in year 78. Department English.suej~et En~lish lu{:Uage, half yearly exam. peroentage olbttained. 52. Average peroentai;e of year 50. Half yearl s work,p.Q.obtained, 70. Average p.o. of 01-ass, 58. Position in year on balf year's work" 58. REMARKS. Very fair in olas8work. DeplIll'tmen t of Modern languages Sub. French lower.p ••• obtained.~ 71. Av. p e of year 42. Half year exani. po OBtained 42. ,Half year's work p oent. obta.1ne~ 77. AT. p.o of class 54. Position in half year's work· 2/21. Ver y GOGel. Dept. Mathematios. Algebra p 0 ob.45. AV. pO oJ. year 61. If alf year's e :.tum. p 0 i'btained 45. AV. p c of yr. 61. Half year t a workmp 0 0 •• 54. AV.p 0 of olas~ 63. posi tion in Class on half year's work,l20. Fair onl,..

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33. Half,yr Work POB. in 01 DEPT. SubJ eat. HALF -Y EXAlt p. o. ob p 0 of in t y1'

Mathemat- . P 0 olD P o. of olass. work. ioe. \ Geometr • af.ned• 51:r. ',,! -

. .., 55. . .56". . 9f1Afa u.· Work Soienoe hysioe. 36. \ 33. 10 ~ 5 r.1~eed8

• Ohellld.- ' 1 Oommerol i istr • 6. 42.' 50 : 55. /95 Fa r;; .. oee ) TniYm, '~nf »a ~nli)) 1 '57. 60 . i 61. 2/ 80 V,; :: i~:. O!:d~~t--~V~-;;;d:t;~~;;;;lf;i;:-~tt;~d~~;~iTh;;;-d~;;-;~;;h;e. . . . ReF. Harvey ~.ead teacher. \ . \. ! -~-----------------------~----~-~ ---------~-------~---------- . Mon.. Allg. 3, ~931. Thie mornin I wrote ~,sbort. fe~ter t~

OharIi e, &: Mu~ put it lin to anenvelOp:e :nth her, letter. i Yeste:l'lay I at'ti.ended alll of th meetin1isl of the ~alvation Army.In the hO~ine8s me\eting I spoke on:nput up ~he sword ll •

Last Friday' ni{?Jht I was\ with t e army: at\ H8J'I11 tOfl. There, was no meeting \at the oorner ne Herbert' 8 piotttre show on saturday night, \ as the Oadet 0 . a1cner sj were art Mayfi e:J.d. we reee1Ted the foll."'1~ fr~la, 0. ~11e: 1art saturfiay:- '

"0/0 Post OffiC~, Oas1nQ.N. S. W. 30th July 1931. !. : Dear bad, Mother, &:follC~s,Iam ~ini yo*r adviee about fare home, \& I now h.,ve £, 2-J.i2-o in t e p~chj as afipted dep-osi t,~ that 1s ~xactly t)'le fare '. me !'by ~ra1n. ·Of oourse I may not eome bome ltltrain, as I hav~ a ~rse up here tha.t a Qh~ iave to Ole; if :i: ge t a l11y fi~ I may ride ~aok on boise.act all tbe "ay~ •• I .wou d b~T. Bent yGu, some money this ..teele, but m~ eest duds have rung a '(leak, & a few oth­er th1~gs had ta\ De lIought. How 'Veir, I \am playing 6 nig-. hts n~xt week, &1 will 8e laDle to eli> ~u then,I. hOpe. we had!, a great m00nlight ;r1de las n~.eht, Da.d,up: to a plaoe ealled; ltelltlngal'.e,1200 f.eet Up t e 1l1ohmond Rania., & when. we left to oome ~o!le, about 10 0' lobk tbi S ll1O:r.ni ng, the gra.ss,:!'.: even the [hood' of our oar,:l~wa~ .oovs.ere. dWit. h 1/8. of an inoh thiok w~ th ioe, &: oold - whew 11 I haven l tread a. paper sinoe I ~anded., D~, & DY . ~ saf;1le token,! haven't reaa ai "Buffler" lei therj but I hea, . ~hat Lang is going to get a i~~kout of.' ibi s JQbt. \You. migh·t .s.'{ Fr. ad to send me next S turclay's Herald.,willl you,pl~a~e ? . I miss: the paper. you 'be '. Aleo. aSkL Fred to p. all at ~h~ Waratah, st~tion ejJ th': er SlJ.ll/ ay or MOnd~y next &\ colleot ~. bouple of pflroels for

~:;;e i!r~r::d:~~:' ~fm:~~~~.~~:~p kanka~~oo8".&: rabbi. ts a .. !'QU!. ld thi s d!i striot, bu ! haven '. t gGt ti IS 0 Shoo t the oows.; I am WlflSY all the time,(~ am very th k \111 I' Oame lup her~

when did. I e peot to "ije busy, \l till Chrt simas;.& ta-ter ,m, I hope to Ie 81th to, send F1' '~& Florrie' B !ar::es

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3~ ] d(nm ,for them to take a run IIp h·ere if they want to. My photo 1s 1n the dress-sui t parcel; also a photo of a we- -, ddlng group where ,played one morning- early,. -I am 1 n good heal tfi ,~I hope' you a1'1 are keeping weklll ·T~ll· M~ther not to 'be Jealous, but I usually address' them to her, &: I like you both very' much. &: both the sarne W1l1 have t? ~ooot now,Dad.Wishing you well, yours i~

. h~ste) Chip.. . . , . .

OnSet _afterOOOll tTo8e took.JV1fJ), .iphne. K.~~, .. ,~~.Z"~1! 'me through sandgate. to ,ap..~d. 1.~, ~~':>Ild .,e~race .

BexhaE. •• got .-e pre~ty _.ttl, ble{J801118 at til, Brueh. .. , . ". ""., _... .t- ~, ..

~e4~ ~:; '3, 19'1; fld.~ IIOrAlas I wro.e' ~ Dote .~. IIr:"ll.'J!a%vey, the·Ir.ea4 ... tel' .f ,,18WOa.tle, II1gh SOliool,aakl.Di 1l~1l' to •• u me fot DOt pa71ng Atth1lZ". aport., fee ••• , I •• unemployed •

. Yeatemar·. Newcastle KornlngHereJ.cl oon~~nt!4, .• 7 lett.1" ell -Sol Mee It bUglen ll , 111 :repl,. to ol1e by J.B. III two. Oopj"of a lettc.r fr_.Obarlle:-

I 010 P.8t GftlC6, O.elao.I.· S~'. Auc. 5. 1,,1. Dear ea4. . Jlany 'huts to~ JOur, - I. Oal';P1~l enJo:r.e4 ~e~41as 1 t & clevourln, tile foo4 fo~ ~laiti'I.~.... fta1~lni .v~~ thlnss, I' havebeea well ple.eecl Ile~. ,~- haplY • kne>w 'tba~ J011 all 40_ there are flx ..... Jr.'" 'j; oont 'AUal st,re .. of ~ ... i-a. pM.e. 'tbrough tbl. town - JQ1UlS& 0014 ~ .. 1·.1 .... .,. teel gla4 'that I took tb8 .ulie. on ipatead ofl,av:l'lfg footJ1'lnta in 'tbe weary bush,. 'rllat 18 where 1 1IOu14 haTe been bu. t for ·my lnstrumen ta. beoause I lIQuld ~ot. have st­ayed arQund. home to 'be a drag G,n ., O'Wn j.~J.e abOve al.~ •

ohart tJ, like the aea$les, .tart. at .. bolle. " ou a."4.h.,,t., . . notear., .. Dad; . of .. e _earlllS ~e fam11Jhonou-~.11. a8 tile saYing, go •• , 'beoause 1 bave .te .1x ln .• 11 klncle of 9$lIpan­lee tJlJ'\1 my nsl0. I. ne'fez.forlet .1 hoa. tr&1n1D1. G~ .here I 11ve:& tba"',e that. GJteat· clar· her.,.; fteO'as11lO :races ga.lnoOlap.I,j.8 le en to-,IR\nw., &: t~lIOrre.. . 'Gne, ,.,,, ~.9Wl\ .18 auve &. poP,. lng .now tet a while." am kept bust :p~ana8.'~.'~· wi!! nearly have to do a lIOoDllgb'b flllote gf)t away. trOll tJke boya of the oroheetfae, wbe won :.L:, hee, of lie 1ea:n_ao ae1no.

am enolosing a penn«c.w. ~\\t Daci, i ·:~l&ly 1J1.~,~ 11M,. a . few Audre4 .f them to be able t. senel JOu. ~l.. . Flave Just :returned hOlbe·frIXlX· to t~e· eh-.ok· after. . rehearsal 111 tbDoi Be.e.:. '.a. 18 ruJlDJ.ng a oonoer •. ~t Rat­f,,~lle en the 7th, ... 1nslated. .~nheJ'.aud1enoe .ufte1'1llg out lilY ~~U8 -Joy-Wheel number that 11 ... n' a pan." kno •••. well. I _ p1&.Y.1&8 2 Ilu.~.r. for 12/.-, D-a ~ iJ oaU that pal" not 8& foul~. I don.' ,t mo" rea.~l T when I '1). be he.e,

r",;· ~"~:, .. 3S.""r ::.. ,~\;;r ' --_.-:.( '.

: ,) ,IN.t will le.t.JOu ki.l' w~_I..UL 1 .... v1ng. here.,.Dad', . t·~. . ','rtj;;j i not at all· Gffende4at J01tlr.',·.l::ew:-opCl.t ..... 01' .adv1ce,.;. be- ·,Ji.q

o~.e • 'tho~pI ,!e.,ectfuU:rb~~.:~~.411'f.r·"·~om:~JQuon I _IDe thiDS_.. tno, 7011 llea.n .el~, .. ,.weoan onl'J. .. get ... ,plot~ for 1atientlODS. See J8. anoll.: '. n,'D "at W1ehee.-.Oh1p.·

00P1 of ano·tber lettertromOharl1e:t-·

110/0 p081 Offlee, O .. lno. Al1g~ 5th 1'31.:. Dearllother& .)'Olks, I _ supJ)Oeed to··be·'bravlng"theoamera tla1"1I~J'a1nl at ,11j3o w1 th 'be new oecheetra we haye formed·. but it 18 no. 11 0 clook & the other fellon are s't111 1n bed, at --- :" AnJhew,we will be sho~. olle day thls week, & lin see that"' .. . J don' ~ get 111 .t •• look1ng' '11te old, Sen t*ln In thl e one.' The Band. pla,.. 1rel~ & loot.· well, &"~80:'do ~hff'p%08pect8' f,or the future up here. I don' t requ~re"i a dress 8\11 t now, Yo­ther, beoause U8 boys are 1~ un1torm' now, ,wi th creamawei ater's black bow tie, & dark . trousers. " . pat 'F17XDD. the ~1-anist ls a drapery tra,feller,& we only pud J! 9 each for our 30/- pullovers. The dre8., /ln1l t i8 too . pOsh for tush wear, anyhow, &:~l1feln a lOx 9 ft. shack w1th,2 other fe-llows' le not ~ealthy.:tor;:'d.e8ssu1 tat Another thing --I don't know when l'11 be 16avi·ng,: &'1 don't'want ,a whole heap of, gear to lumpez:qome .llat;.~n~e' ••. ' .:1 will be aerid,i -ng a paroe1 110me to-JDC)rrow, & if&D$ of,; ,the, OO18,.:oa11s for 1 t on Sat. ,or Sunday at the '~atah railway' station lt .h­ould be there all. right.. I will addre 8S, l·t to l(;. f. ·O.O.Qk1ng, beoause Fred likes; walking. I know; but tl1ei·. will be somethlng 1n 1 t for you,' JIoth'er, ", I will have to bJ.y some BOcka next week. Alex. Smith 18 g~tt1ng me3 pair. of blaok Indianas for 4/6., 1<·have not bJUght a saddle. y.t, ' but w1ll have on •• oon, I. hop,e. ' ,I am 1n a hurry IJOlJ, Kot­her:, eO pl ... e acu ••• e~ 01'9'e ever.yon. down there 'DIY best 1I'1ahee, & tell n&lo1e, ahew11l have to grow up fast now. In a big, burry. ,YO1,1%'8 w1 t~ .. '1ov., Obip.' ' .

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Sat~ .Au£. 8th, 1931. I havt o~ted ~1J'bat Ia parl1ament ,. to •• 4 1 ~ ·t'o ~he·War.tah 11&11"1814 Weeklr. I have,alllO ",

" wrlotten tb. tol1o~n8 Yere •• : - ",' '. . '. , WHAT IS' XILITARISII ,. .

The" tou.leiat ,oalt If''OlO04'& paiD Thle:'atup14 .• rlct, hM knO.,daoe Oain, ~In"'lcQ;n, .. ttll'eClb1: •. "~_", ,~:~' . lot aJ.1~:.·tbe 4"'1~ •• ag_'111 IfeIl,' :', ,.lnc1"".,:th08'Who 1'Oalt' the ear'tJr·"':.e wen·,. Could make \1. 8UQ another, 11,

Of all infernal alol1 &' orlm~. 'l~t' torturM .en In ~l4en tlmea,

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WHAT IS MILITARISM?

;1 The foulest cult of blood and pain , This stupid world has known since

, ' .. Oain, "I In Eden, killed his brother; i Not all the devils down in' hell,

And those wbo roam tbe eartb as well,

(',auld make us sucb another. Of all infernal sins and crimes That tortured men in olden times, 'l And plagues 1.ls in these latest Despite all scientific lore,

: The nrllltai-y lust for gore ' .. , Remains the worst and greatest. "J'be . wealths' of nations: $carce suffice '1'0 Illanufactureeach device'

, •. And .. implement 'of slaugh~r; And . nourish' -; martial ~hosts who

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l;t'o murder (Jon'.and daughter. ". '. Earth's rich, rapactous rulers try .. fO'( To o. ver.come .. by things that ... fiy~ '. f,

, Out·. stripping eagles' pinions;, .1

tl An. '.d.;mUrd ... e. ro. u.s. ',rna .. " C. h4I. es .. tliat. dasb l' .'. To slaughter hundreds in a. ~h :. ! T9safe-gn;tf<itheir dominions. :": ... I ADd 'yet· ' thesQ-caiIed Christian. • . .,'.... Church~! . ,JS

Which left iUi Leader in 'the . lurch, . • .. B~olds· with' satiSfaction .

Tbe· wicked crime of shedding t .. blood . .',

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W· HERE 'isHeaven? It is",fuund' ' Where' the shining orbs abound;

In' star-spangled spa:ces,' . Where resplendent comets fi1 . Through the earth-surroundij}g ~ky,. : In appointed places,,:,. ,<' " '.

And beyond bright Saturn's ring Where' more distant plimets: swing,' ,

. Through the 'vast' ~xpan~ons, Limitless to finite miJids,: ' There each ransomed spirit :.nnds ,"

Heaven's ttmany mansion"s."

REA V.EN In Goch boundless House above Mansions' wait for those who love

HolY. things" supel"Dal, ,And .'1 life transcending this, Filled w.ith everlasting bliss, '

. In that, Home. eternal.

Christ ascended to prepare P'Ilaces for all who dare

Now. to trust and. labour, Following the path He trod, ,Se,rving Him ;tnd loving God '

And a needy neighbour.

May we all believe and. strive, That at last we may arrive

At :that destination,' i' , . :\;' ,,( .

. Saved from sin, a.nd' purified. . . Tht;oughtbe',hlood of Christ, Who died

F9r. the world's Salvation.

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3,_ ' ' " But ,·Dande11on' 'CUJ'b YOU rage \' pollute nomoI', tlll'a'nrgill pap' l'i:th'venomou8 lnvecti.',e :' Through reading pOetaatera t Igema-And '80lUtlntatng en. & ema ' Oemps 81ght become. clef.cUv.; " tllstead of olu1ni JOu should pr&1ze Oomposi.r. wbo •• labours ra1 •• ' fh. IIIOra1a of ,- na~Jon. ' Ther let you':poet. atr JOur vie.a; 1hel publ1ah ~ 1.,or~t ae •• lad late.t 1n '.raat1on.' Without oompo.1tor. the wor14 Woulcl auddenl'1 be baotwar'¥hurled to aDOlent, clark-ned. agea: , 80 honour all tbe IBY 0 1an' 1')eap1 te tile 8I'rOralO11'., _an ~pon 1 ta pziDted pagea'·'. .

;;,. DUdelloa. The U t1e of the ver ••• 1n the l.at lalNe ahGuld have

been,'bat Ia Spl1"1tu&11. ,., ( u.W-l. Weet1y.) ,,~ ~"~'. ,,::( " ".

Th1e afternoOn lIr. stonea pilla' i." twilYe Pound. ten .bi111-np off the aecond. mortgage. rue 1. the flr8t ,pa)'llent he

hIl. made to me ,&' the aeooacl 1. due next month~! Our Jack toot Clad,._ & thelr 2 olrd14ra &r1orr1_ up to 1' .. Gardea. with Joe.' a qU' yea .. erday.! rloJ~e .lept at ~baf bouse there. They hali loye17 weath,r, " returned thi.' af~irneo~. To-day we reoelYed a prlnted- doClUM&t fxom: the department of the Valuer-Genera.l con taInt ng these wOlUa:-

u2769 Department of Valuex- flene;tal.N.:S. W. 'NotiQ8 of V.a.luation; Valuati.Qn district of 1fal'atah. Owner' as name) Josiah Oook~ng. Ooouriation. Ward <?r 'R1d1ng.,A4d~ea8--41 Ingan S t. M~rtield. .O,O!!nt1 ~eg~.d;'~. ret." to t1 tle,

2446. Folio 67. D.P. 395§. Parish." otner ttnure. Town or village •. Nature of .fmp':rov.en!~, OottagseLooall 101 pr eata1oe,41., sec. .A..L6t oor, «1 ' _ c.

. - ';:;: ".: Areaor dimensions,38 J.. 101 • 4.. Unlmproted~£ 175. Impro"edIXlJ t. 600 •• A.sessed annual '£":,52.. I JlPu n t t ,."" , "

IL l"t~ I R.ad notes at aide ot thi a fo rtn. I~ 8,11 oorrespondenceplea$e quote yaluatio dia-

l triot I Ta1uation number.' (Val. .10. 2863 ••

, Tat. not o. that I haTe ent4!tred on the Ta1uation of thi 8 ,ffioe ,the T3.1uaf1on 'o~ the land a.-- cleearl bed bereon at the

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"DANDELION" ROARS COllie all re poet"al;ters, run! And quickIr bring' a l\1,.xim g'Ull

To slaughter all type-setters! • \ccept no }',U1SOm, gift, nor bribe; BxterIllinate the iillo' trille 'l'hatllladdens men 'Of lett('rs. Or utilise that llr091ll of Tromp

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To sweep awa~' ~ach careless 'Comp' 'Who PQets' joy dislletScs Br .lllllking"l<'iends" my bosolll

" "Friends," AmI Ch:u,lging captiOIi, whence de­

pends The meaning of the verses.

'.Whel!.. setting t)1JC : for printers' ink·, Compositors should 'surely think 'I'hat nought could be absul'dcl' . 'I'han niakiilg ert'ors, most unkind l

.'\ I1d killing children of the . mind Is literary mp,rder. ." .

., But "DandeliOn" calm rour rag'c!' PqIlute no more this virgin p'age \VitlL venolllonsinv.ective, . Through'reading poetasters' "gems"'. And.sc}'util1ising eits and ein~ '''eODIpS'' sight becoi'nes defective . Instead ·.of blaming' you. shoul.l.

praise COlllpositorswhose. labours raise '.rIle lllol'als of a nation. They let' you 'Poets' air your views: The;\" publish all important l1e~\·s And latest information . \Vithout. compositors the world , Would ~i;il(l(]enly be backwtll'dhurle<l To anCient, darkened ages: ' So. honour all' the Inky Clan. Despite the errors 'you may scan Upon its printed Ilnges .

-"DANDELION." . . The. title of the verses in last is-

[sue should have been headed­

"WHA'J.' ,IS SPIRITUALISM"

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ot·, -.,~:-. ,1'~t~rnal~::g1a.lll~.111a,' 'l'th :'h""'rTthlllg ," -tbat" hurts 01" kllla, O,r lowe;o' J.len',s--oondltion. (, ,', '

: (' A »lan~,:to:'IIak e ," ma4',w¢,ue' cease .lnd 1,:et-,r·the---p',~p,letlTe· ln peace, Enjoying f'rul.t.o1 labou~. I t1.p1.enl tude: ~ unafraid .

, to; l1y., unarll81 & gladl, &14, "bell' fa"'ne-.tr~oken nelghbou:r.~'.l

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We '.,,'that n!'iI hay. lloilt1, beezl lted.oal'llage -'0:1 8O •• king or queen, 01' •• n8 .aoll Vide!' to.".r..... ' That, •• lf18hnes. & oallou. greed Engender war. whe~e a1t.llona bleed 'or OO'Y.'eou8 ilDpoato1",a.:

Let'. lO1"ap tlle &rilles &n the ;boat • .And, anything t!tat fll,e8."or o.oat., On ooeo wavea or under ; To IlUrder -Ilen in million. yet To benef1 t· the 8Or414 .et ,~h.t live. by blood & plunder.,

IT 0 longer let the 1IOl"td be cursed Byarlll •• tbat r1ohrogue., have nuraed To kill or oonquer othe:rs:, ~et·. fotio" O~l,.t. the peaoef:a1 Lord, '110. eternlysaiel, ,:~"t Up t h..word. ~.' , And let all .an De broth._ ,1" "

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:WHATjS PAciFISM?,':;"'!:,': Th1.' morntDK, we,reee1Yed the' An aspir~tion and a scheme r?f..:c; toll,Owing DO "to ,~oil the" 0-Of we tr::~e~~ke wOl'l~ peacc;.o.ur! , .• aa ... ~ •• a1'b ,_nAsa .$aDta-' And'favour abolition.. " ,,: ':.! •. 1I.JrOaatl •. ~,. :arano-.. . a.a%" S'ir, Of War's infernal, giant ,ills, " ',' f ,h~,~lI1AO.e C:W - JOtal"'.oeun t With ev'rythiIig that liurts~ oi'- kills;. . .

, Or' lowers men's condition, , ,~,acool'dln, ,~~L tb.~,':led gel" .•• AplaI~ t6 make madwarfal,'e <:~~c, \' date. ahod.!; •. atat_ ,l)e.lo • .­AJld let tale, people live in peac,e,.' ' ], 1",·-ahall. 'be ' ,gl~' " 1tllMJ1W111

, Enjoying f'ruitS '''of laboUl's ' • ,,-. 'In plcnitllde; ·and uimfraid . ~ cOllp,.r.~th1 .• 'allSQunt, '"1r1~~ the To live unarmed and gladly ald' HI'&aoe sho- 1m' 'lrnur aa _

, Theil' fami'ne-stricken neighbours. " ' " ,; ...... -, ,,- "p • p The pa,r~lls, editors, and such.,: •• !)Get ~<lj"';-t~ere' be any <11t-Have eul'ogised war overmuch, .. terno, •.• ·pl.a.eoollll1!J,n1o-ate at And praised each, blood-sUUllCd, eoca,w1 tb tb1., branoh dlr eo t It

'hero"; . .. , , T.m J\,Ia~'s h~s been the,.god ext()ue:~ ·fel'.J'dJ'l;)'Q..r pae. ~ot. Your. : Ahd honiicicles been "lwnor-rolled ,,' 'fat ttitul.1'l,',,:. 'J ,ort bb1.e)' , .

While Ohdsthas sunk to zel'o~ b.' t1'll5 A"l 13tb 'We say th~t wars have mostly.been ' .. lUll e~r .4..,~ ao.oun .." 4"4 " ,

Heel carnage for some king or queen ., Augu8t 1~'1.;Ba1anoe at creel!'t 01' marts each trader fosters--:-, .' I. 2-,. ,5-10.: " (lD.Ol.~lD.S In,te:re.t That selfishness and callolll" greed, 3 Engender ivai'S where. millions 'b~e{).ll: t~ ~ •. Ot,h '~". '_. "," ,I, *"e ~.Jlr •. J ",OO'Oklng• "

.. }<'or coveteous imposters," , /' H....... - J. ~ ~ ~ Let"s sCl'al) the armies, and t::e ~oats ~e";: AUg~:, •• , 1931~,nUl ~ ~~~d o~::!!h~:v!~a~/~~~d~~: oa s ,,_.,~1 '~3'P.d &' aeat tb1s:1.tter '1'0 murdel',men in millions"yetj,$ the, general 0 t ta. Sal.amy:-'1'0 benefit the sordid Set. " ~' " ' • That lilies by bloOd' and p~Uildel', i.,' - . "

. No longer let. the \,;orld beCIU'SelL .'~,41, ~ns~~,a"eet.u·ll.lfte14, J';' By armi~~' that rich' l'og'ues luwe, •• tt.~ le1IOa.tle, . 1.8. '~',:" ·Iu'.tr.u.;.; '1'0 killll~;'~~gnquel" othel'~: .:',B'UZ'III.'I~Z "" "~.S,,, al.,.tlo~ Let's follow Christ, th~ peacefilI~y, BOa4CiU:ar~ta.,LoDdOn, Englad'-

. Who . ~t:!;IY " said, . "Put ~ up ,~he,n.ar, General. ,Y, mo ~ ve In wrl tng sword," ,thl ••• a prlTate letter to )'Qu

Alid let all men be bl:othCI'S,,, .', 1.,. 4e.1re ;'hat JCt,U eha~l <leal , .' 8.l 14 1'1,~1.· _"DANDELION, , wt,th it per_Dall,.: ".~ •• ut

t .. l. .,." "',-, __ ,, ,e.: en .• ' .. dleJ'i:fl tile !~gh.'. BtU OO~8 of.:theS.~'f.tiGn '\.,. ,~, at.ill take f.Il 'actl,. Jart 1n It. f1ahti.a,~l', ~1 .~~ .. ,JOn.~". ' 4aUlhtel' ha"e &tt_d~ th'. J .. Utll.,., ior.', ~., 8O~ol tJ'o •• arlY lnfancl& ~ve .'"'' ~e,o"1,!ed,.an1;.,:b!o~.a.pr1ae. for 1'8&\119 att_~anoe -_"t1y Jloy.,l.J.~' 1,:0»;1-.111, ~ll.ht~~8.~ !hree ot .7 IG~. ~ere .eI\be~. .f ,lial.,.-tl.n ,"7 ,~,.A !If 4mehtezo" , w •• an arpaiet.- 1 •• ~olLe at til,.. ~e.':u_,"~iye p~t 1&, 'tJaeZlllt In the t1ght; 1de" t .. at '" tlilem have l~tt the A..,.. After _arching fer tlle~~ •• af the1r bacte1141ag I haye eo .. te the oonclU81.ri' that the moat act 1 te cau ... e! 1t 1. the aintul !:lab1" et 1'.&ding BeTel •• I,f that aabl,t was netln1 tlated. by the lying •• rk. at floti'en ~Tenb7 _ aUle!' ,eel tru tlltull 0hr1.t1an arganla.tian, the h~~t t w.a ,certain ,."f •• tere4 Dylt,whloh ·1 •• 41agraceful a1n.

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_ thateffeet, &: thereby .he. the "'1'14 that tbeXHZld ~1lI1 wbloh;yeu have tlle great hoaeur t. oopand .taid. t.r truth &: ZightMuene... It ,.u tladlr oonde acend to acoept lIy huable .ugge.Uo. ,.ur Order _ will be ill tiM. t. praYl,de theohl.14rdl wi tit prize" that will 841£y theil, &: nIl net lay "11Z' Army open te the oharge .t In1tlatlng ald1&8. & enoeuragins the pernioieu8 pract10e of read1ng neTe1a.'A. th1. letter i. already long Inll not add the tl tles ot eoae boots giYenhere aa prlzea, but I! yeu ,.u1d llke to haTe thea I ·11111 aend th .. when ,.u rep~y. Hoping that Gad will :1>1888 all pur eftorta to extmd Hia kl~O~I ~"i.Sl~t Yeur. in the :tIght, Jea1ah C.oking. 17-.b Aug. 1,31 .. -

Tuea;-.s~' 18th. 1931.' 1'o-d&1 we reoel ... ed tbl. letter tre. Ollarl1 e:-· , 10/. pe .. t Office. Oa,lne. Deal' .. ther & rolka, ~. &IJl in tile, plnt;~ haTe JU81;h.-, a ride en .. a" ,.ug he •• ,It Ilok~r .. o~er ~. aau"ed. the lad. of ,the rtllage. '& .. ~e young f.r7.1)1d he JtiQ.t ,the OOW 1 ,But I rede hi. t &:t.~ -t it=­rat buQtI .reot~m.I .did wellf&: t~e boy_ r.ckf>~ 1(11 .ate a geed hereeaan., '.l'Jle prcelgot there 0 X, then; That 18 p04. &: next we.,-~4-- a.y about the~ 24th .1' 25th--I ., ( I Ilever 'said I win) send boae the .a.x~,trombone sui tea.e &: a parcel .()f things . whlch repre.e!lt aln., worldly ~od. that .. 1 happen to have here; &: thea yeu will know that I have thrown my beat leg aqroo.",. ute &: tur­ned f.l2X1IP his n08e due Seuth.' Renyer, I will wr1 te you a letter later on eXplaining all about' them &: when to ::ll_tGl' thel1. . You "eG~le never teld me the clotbeS! &:

g p"one landed 0 t, ye1;, JIother; you sbould, because ne-

· UJ.' 44-::tt to my saddle I prize the meg. very muoh. Tell·Fred .not to be cuckoo &: leaTe home ,for that 6/- • It 1sn't worth it, becauseI will behonie wi.thin a 110 nth at lea.t, &: I h bave a 80heme for bim,& I. to raake. a few bob. . "ally !DUst be a regular f·ella now wi th hi. tenn1e dude on; but tell bill to II1nd the traff10, or lis 'ball will fill b1s lamp Up. And. warn bill. aboJlt :riding hersee, Kether t ,or the young oov will" ride theta1l off him when l"get hOlle. Tell Fred· about what .happens to fe11u who rlde other" fellu' boraea.· They'11 kl·11 lIy moke,I SJ')ope. Where are we going to put hill 1 ,Search me, beo.auae I haven'ttlle s11gh­test tuberculosis where.to park him •• ' We had our photo taken the other forenoon',& 1 t' 8 a .. beauty, but we O&Il:'. t get them till saturday next, or I would have enclosed one"for you. 1(11 try to- save a ooup-.le ,to fetch hOlle; but every one of our orowd who we know here want" one for his or her table, & we w111 ·only be 'g.ett1ng 4 p~oto. each •. ),Iother,.I an encles1ng a letter from ack Omemn, & J. want you to ae,o doctor Bourke to f1xtb1ng~ up for the POQ%' OOws

bee aus e they cant :tp 11. y "a maD: 1:n my p1 ace .. wi thou tao er t­lfieate. Unf1 t me ana' anyth1ng,& Bourky wi1·1 understand. 1 won a blg bo'x of oboes Iaat night at Lee.Tille, &: I will aend. 'them down to Flea.le if I oan pact the OOW. up. aate11 - if not some :J'!)~g ~t.l1a a~ut my size will get oboeell tls for awbtl.., , I would. llke ,,.u to get Fred to pac}: my rlfle 1n a ... eden

, ,box or fraae& .: send uptG",~,14~tlier,. together w1thl)afi' • •. ld el1*ln Goat & an old .fe1 thatjor perhap. lf he :·breaka the, rifle, lnh.1Y~.1 t;~llroll up '1n : the .Goat ~ &: maybe he oan paet any o~rtr1dge. he haa In fo~ lie, aill aim to fetch bill aOlle ·flerce b\1nniea,or wallabiea, or ~olaeth1ng. L, et ... kllOW when ,au .. Dt1 theil, &: I. oan Qall a 1f th~ ata­t10n fGr the, TeU Bert XUII .to, wr1 te & let .~etll$who1f I' .tand 'wi th the orohestras when I la~ hOlle~,or It 11 buckle hi' trtlllpet when ,I oatch hill, the oow 1: See ,ou later, Motber. Iieve & be~~ Wishes. Ohlp." ',' i.._ , ' .

( Oharl1e ala.' aent tllreelarge photographs of hlsplayerl &: h1l1Qe1f. &: a box"of",ohocol&tes for FlQrrie.) '.

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45. ' . for the next .week. I want the khaki ell«lll:lXllllOX wrap on ooat for preferenoe, please, llG:ther, a180 my shooting-st­ick fishing line, pul1-thtu, but not the ather pull-thru, al­GO my working boots if they are ~andy there, if not I w111 •• ar my .hoes home; & an old hat~; Went for a ride ~m Thur-eday 13 miles out. wi tb a distant relation 0f Thunderbolt Ward';. & oan he ride? Holr"mote.1 . IenJeyed it. W. had dinner at hi •• ieter'. farm &leng the x.ad. He reckons I om .i t a hera. all right; _ don' t "Q~ry about me en ;zlr old mok·e - h.- fJ all right. Abeut that oertificate, 16ether -- don·t worry about it -- Juet be goed enough to .let Jaok Cameron ~now.~ Y.u oan get his address off UrI'. Hanoook if you want~' The wbo1e thing i e e. k -- Dot di ehoneet as yeu imagine-- but you evidently don'" understand the position. So let Jack know. p1ea.e, that I am not paying te a dootor, & vh, •. w111 make

o arr an gelllen t... They mu.t have the whole thing

fl}(ed up , beoause 1 t affeot •.. the whQ1_ 25 bandlmell;' &: illey are sure winnere teo I reckon. I w111 be buey packing up ne xt week, I r eokon. & will let l'8u kno.. l!c!> tl:·er J wben I .­lend .y th1ng! down horae. Am getting an enlarg~ photo on ltonday & w111 .end 1 t with tbe o lo.thea , I th1Ilk~ Gl ve them all my belt, l4ether, & have ,ome ,eul'eelf. Tell Fzed t. get en the Job with th~ gun ether thinge'ileaee, oSee you before Chr11tmale Yeurl1 1fi tb love, Ohip.

Tues. Aug. 25, 1931.11~t Friday nigh.t I went to Hamilton & attended an open-air m~eti~g of the SalTation Army 1n Beau­mont atreet. On satu:rday night I was 'Ie a meeting of the Army at the oorner of Herbert'. picture .hQ·w. On Sunday I attended all of the Army meetings. On SWlday the 16th I walked to the Waratah Benevolent A8ylum& had a ohat with brother Bob & Jim OY1ngton. I gaTe Jim h1. yerae. which he bad wr1 tten & I had typed for hill. ! attended a Method1at serYioe at the· the Asylum,for whio~ brother Bob played the organ. I haTe w1'i tten the following verses:~

WHAT IS PATRIOTI Sli ?

A aen tlmen t oottpe8ed of pride .A.ndleTe of land. where we reside To Ipend a brief e:xistenoe»--A thought that lend8 we oall 'Our Own .. Exoel all oountriea .till un~ow.n To U8 through wan t & dilJtanoe.'

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A petty, insular contempt (From which few minds are quite

exempt) Of distant lands and nations The thought that people foreign-,

born . Deserv~ our supercilious scorn

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"When wiser grown, our love shall .' not -l;Be lavished on one little spot ;Exclusive of all otherll;·. ! Affections then shall not be . .c,urled ; Around '. "Our" land.s, but· 'round

, the world, -And all men shall be brothers. No more shall patriots deceive And make ·theignorant believe Their foes are foreign strangers, We'll i know that all who walk

,. earth~s .sod Are. children' of one Father-God And fear no hidden dangers.

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·io~Hh,ta. 7/16 wadoutter for .1/6 & paid dootor Ul10k aecretarY22/- for the. next quarter for14U1l & ra)'­

.e1f.llum went to Newea,tle & pald the Oo~p store six pounds off ~bl11 & bought. palr of boot. for ae.-Wben I ...... oalllped near Dyer'" QrQhard near Niagara Oreek about 2 ml1e. 80uth of Go8ford," I wrote the following verses, rut did net put thea in _,. d1ary for ,June ,1928.

A TRAl(p' S " .. J,Pp EAL •. (Reply to De Vere.)

I f Lord AUgustus Vere de Vere I s trUly noble & sincere He 11 help those ln a humble 8phere neapl te,:their lowly atation. True noblemen ne'er atoop to acorn A. fellow-man, though lowly born, Wbose handa & raiment ,lIay l?e worn Through labour & prl.,at10n.

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NoW what has Lord Augustus 'done To baniah drlnk from anyone And teaoh men how to 11ve like One

.' Who oam.e to be thelr SaT10ur? To boil wi th fi,exoe pa~r1atio rage And soil your poetasters • page I. insolent ,behaviour. '

And all because of .1 appeal That motorlsts should klndly deal W1tb tramps whose need. are great & real For brotherly assistanoe --For lien to atop the1rmoara Be .ay ~llayI aS81at you en .,our -.1 •• And help them

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48. Thur. Oot. 27. 1931.~T-..d.,ay' a ·Waratah-l:ayf1eld. 'feeklytiC oontains .y veraea"What Ia w.l1tarism ·1', -& "What I.a parliuaent 11t • I have, ee.nt "What I. paol_t101QDt 1" to~t thia even1ng, &: Will send Q,r take I A Ohrl.atlan'.Dutytt

to the office to-morrol1.I nIl al.sosend 'our. Red-eeaer, Jcaus ."otbe, Sydney'War Ory' ·to-liOl' row; also HNear1~ Tht: ·Gate .; 'To Those .. hQUah To Know';" Alao "What I &i Patriot! •• "?~, to the W.lt,.Weekl,.. _

Tues. Sep. l, 1931._ Last Friday night I attended the salvarmr II lleetini8 1n Hamilton 8: apoke at both of. the .. ; en Saturday night I was at . the al!r:y meeting near the p1-c ture show, in. I alington..I attended all of the army 'Ii me e tinge on Sunday & at night. The W.-~ Weekly printed "Wbat I. parliament 1 It , &: . "What I... Mill tari.a ?" last Tbur8da~.;e has reootlst:-uotedmy ''''Shortwave Wire leas r~ eoeiver (2valvea). Li.t rtlght I heard sOllie foreign station, but oould not· find wblch it. ",as. Yesterday I met .taff-:captain Dreu~1 who was in oharge of the Tighe& Hill OOxp8 when I Jo.1ned the army_ W. had a oha t, & I bo~ ught a bOok enti tIed, "Gea In ,the ~lu.ma", of him fo:r 1/6.: He 18 no.., tride& oft:1c~r. + t is repor~d. that 200,000 Chinese have perished at ij~Olf through the bursting of canal banka. . TheodO'l'e, Geddard, Macormack, &: Re14 haTe

been found notgUi1,tydf . 'of oonspiring to defraud the Queensland Government of £ 30,000 in oonnection w1tb the purohase of the Kungana.ine.· The governaent ha. to pay the ooat of the trial. RaMsey' Macdonald, the British pr prime lUni.tel', haaforaed a ooall t10n goverll!lent •• I "bought a h Ever ready 0 battery &: IS'feet of flexible -"i2' e for the' ahort wave set.'

'" Wed. SeP. 2, 1931.Florrle was at hoae about 2 bou~s last evening, &: lYaa very~t-1red. Shedoee not know whether ahe h~~a8 passed th~ recent examination or not. ThlslIOr ning we re -c e1vei the following letter:- .from Yr. ,P1nfold -

If 124 Beaumont st., Ha.m1.1 ton. 1st .l\nr11 1931.: Ilr.J. OCOlCking. I ngall St., Kayfield; Dear Sir. Here1n enolosed p1ea.e find our cheque value £ 9-17-0, belng£ 10-2-6 re Hardy, less our commi8sion of 5/6.'. Thanking ;you for a receipt .in due co:~se. W1 th serv10ea, Youra truly G. W. p1nfold &: '00 •• Ltd. per K.'L.' secretaru." .

This lIorning I have wri tten the following verses.

1I'HAT I S I YPERJ: ALI Sl! f. It

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A vile ambition to invade All ~oreign lands to foster trade -­To take the Bpring~ &: fountains -­To "occupyll , &: have "oontrol" Of noble streams that seaward roll, And seize the p1alns &: mountains.

A aartialpride th~t makes men brag A bou t. "our oonquea ta &: our flag, And bo~at of great extensions Of empire •• bound. to greater yet, And say the .un oan never set Upon its great dimensions.

A.ll empires grolf,o'er field & flood, By using fraud &: s);leMing blood;" And those who t-.Ic e pOIl.e.s1on ,.;;:,'j/;

Of conql1ered peop1e'l fertile land's All Violate dl vine comand., And keep by armed repre.sion.

o lIay the era 800n arri va When .en lite Xi tehener &: 011 "e Shall loae their oocupationa, A.nd patriots ahall then no lI()re Bu~ld empires on .en' a clot~ed gore, Btl t all shall be one natien.

~'lIn • Sep~ 14, 1931. S1nce the last entry I have been att­endini; Army meetings regularly.Florrie &: ~he other nurses ha-ve all pa.aed their etaminetions, Arthur haa been 111 about a week, wi th influenza, but 11 almost qui te well now. Now ,Daphne has 1nfluenza. AbcDut a week ago we reoeived the following letter from my .ist~r El1~abet Jane pettigrew:-

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• areba11 Itreet", Dapto, 8th Sep. 1931. ,Dear Joe, J1nn1e, &. Family. It seems ages sinoe I have rece­ived a 'letter frell you. I hope. you are all well &: ataading up to the deprelsion, wMch. aeems to be never-ending. We '0

are .till unemployed, &: aCOQrding to officla1 r~ortl 1 likely to be for, a few.llontha more.. ,We are· all well J-ust nOlf, &: thanks to the dole we have plenty to eat, if nothing e1ae •. Dad has a bi t of • ,arden gOing, but even that i8 having a rough lime wi th the weather. However 1t i. good to be aliTe well. The girl.&: im are well

Wh't 50. ' &BGbxti~ il lJGrking' atill. H~ ha. bo~ght a motor bike to 'traveltq port Kemb~a to.,: ,wort. , Ne,llyroared a grea~ d;eal wh~n ~e bougl),t, 1t, ,Qt1; ahe still:,enJoYI,a ride every ohance ahe ge~s. She i8 much 1forri~e J~bout the bank be1ng c,lo.ed, but Da4tel11 her the Dloneyil,qui te safe, &: hewfehee 'he had ~bit in it. we have" been lucky so fal."that we have not ,had to go 'baokfur't:Qer into debt as we hav~ 'pa.1dfor ev.e~ythl)ig .we need, which thedoie will not oOl"e;r:. "'~t t pet~igr:~w:. ,&~, h1..e g1l;,~have taken a,fla t , ln t~e lII&i.natreet of Welongong, &a~e v,e.ry oomfortable. Mat 1s still wOrking on a Co~ Job at port Kembla.Oharlie p ettlgrew i8 getting along fairly wf.ll. He still enjoys himself ,over the lake with h18 mates.Hi8 wife has a 10-l~'t"llyvli:fe here with 2' "ht'ld:£en. po,or J:thel has 4 oh11(il'en 8: very bad health.' She auft era terri ol·y with rheumatiOs. Dad send,S her abo ttl e of linatlleIl t occasi only. . Now for aome per80na~ ne~8.You w1l1 be .surpri s~ to hear that L1la. & George were marrl ed 3 week, ago at the :u:eth­odi&t parsonageln Wo~ongo9-g. Nell y & Bob stood for the~ She had. a qule~ wed~1ng,.for we o~u1dn' taffor,i anything else. She 1& livlngin Jamberoo w1th his people, & they are very happy. She oomes ho.n-e each Sunday. for a f elf h hOllrs. George' 8 tra4e ha •. b.een Y.f!r,y slaok lately, but hi. father aai<J, L1la had brought· him geod luok, for he hife Just reoei Ted 81 x weeki work in advanoe. George .. aid they 1l1gh·t 'keep eompalD:Y fo~ ye~:r. &: then .beno bet ter~;i:~off; so he just looka forward to ,,,tand1ng :the depression tog­ether. Of oou+'se we lli8,1il her te:rrj. bly. The ho.e seeras 80 lonely Wi thout her 8inging &: chatting, round, ,but we both reJoloe in her happiness, for ,he 1, happy. I oann­ot think of anY,more nelfS Just now, but .will. look forw­ard to a few lines from. you so~n. Lila 1 s wri ~ing . to Flo!'rle &: Will send her her new addi'ess. Your lOVing. sl­ster E"],, ~ettlgrew. ": . t

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Wed. Sep." '16, 1931~' Mrnew olie valve radio set lIOl"ks well, but thOllgh Itreoei vea 2 If 0 N'ewoastle well it is not sel­eoti ve enough tooompletely ~eparate tbatata tion from ' others. I haTe read 'God In The Slums', & have 'lent 1 t & It The' Seoret Of A 0 lear Head l to 'Nl ta ()verdon. I borrowee an old book ent! tIed. lOan The Old Book Standi from the Waratah Benevo'len t 'Asyl.um last SUnday week.I t 1s a defenoe of the Bible. I am now reading "The Day Of Vengeanoe" ."lent by Mr. Dimn next door. I,a1eo borrowed a book ·enti tl$i IRegeneratIGn R from Oommandant Hawk1ns.

Sun • Sep. 20 1931 •. To-day I intend to g1 Tebandmaater Ed. Brown the foilowing ver8ea:- 'Nearing ,The Gate'; 'Oons­olation"; "To Those Who Wish To Know"; & "no You Know".'

\fon. 8ep. 21, 1931. Last saturday I went to the funeral service of pOOl' old Tom Steea,of Tighes Hill, in the Jle.­yfield Sarmy c1 tadel. ,which was full Gf people. He 18 Des stead's father. I walked in the fmleral prooession w1th",; JaokMoLaugbl1n,of Wallsend to the Waratah railway 8ta~ ion, &: from there George Sheldon & V1o1et,Oeo1l Robinson & I rode with Jose in hi_ oar to the Sandgate oemetery, where we attended the burialaervioe. ,AfterwaMs we rode to the pumplng station at 'farro, where we inapeoted. the c;

electrio motors that 'pump the' water for N ewesstle. On Friday nIght I attended the Sarmy meetin 8 in Hamilton, &: on friday night I was at the Open-air meeting at DaViS' cornel' near~Herbert· • picture show. Yesterday I was out wi tb the Army at all the meetings exoep the afternoon &: night meetings. Thi8 morning' 21 gaperalmounces the death of old Yrs. Burgess, the wife of Eli & mother of Frank &: Arthur Burgess. She ls to be bl~i ed by the Army to-day. The follOwing letter Oame from Oharlle:-

"0/0 post offioe,Oas1no. Thul'. 10th Sep. 1931.: Dear Yot­her, I bave been on the point of leaving this place for ': weeks, but the b Oy8 pull a long 'face & howl'me do'w every time I mention it., but I will leaTe fer home next SWlday for sure. I had 80me trouble wi th my throat &' had arran­ged to go in to the heapi'tal 1.st Thursday to haTe a p1eoe snipped off my uTula-- that 11 ttle piece hang1ng down the baok of the palate-- but I saw the looal leeoh again on ~&. '~g,flfinni1\t~ ~the throat-paint he gaYe me haa Ih

He said the'snipping idea was off now because everything 1a rlgh" •• 11; ooat me nothing for

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, ge-- - am I. HaTe oratsi the trombone &, am gOing up to the station right away, Moth,ex," to send tne long pipe h­ome. w11l play here Sat. :!light forth. last t1me -- the oow., they want me tost8y on. Aak Fred to go over 'to th), W&ratab station about Saturday orJ4onda.y to get lilY t1"Om1>­on.,pleaae,. It is in & orate & we1gha heaYy, so be Will need a oGQYeyanoe, ;Irec~on, unless he takes &uhaarner oyer to the geeds shed & bre~8 the crate open. W 111 write you on Saturday probably.' Yours ,wi tb love to aYl,Oh1p."

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La.t Saturday tbis letter came frolll O,harlie:-

!7-9-3l~ I am in Gra:.tton ~n my long'ride home,& haven't got 1;f) eat Illy tea off the mentel.helt e1 tiler ... I h~!e got m,oney encmgh & plenty grub, 8~ _n l t worryaQGut m~. I _ 1n the pink & ,ra7 threat 1s -better ag&1n.' Tell Frc that ~ baye aen" home

altogetber;- one orate ocnta1nil,lg my., troillbane"ne tin trunk OOn­tllining the aax, & . port & olothe.

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ll'1 y 1"1 fIe & • blant et. • 1.\1ey are a 1_ 8en t to r.; Ooeking. war. atab; &: if the t1n trunk 'does oometo ~aratah' tell F1"8(1 to get Bill Qy,1ggln to aee'tf lt1. in th,! lfort~Ooa.t~oa-mpan~ t u wharf, a. -the boys. may send 1 t qown p,r 8hip. ThoY1l'1ll not' a all 4.'rl'1 ye at onoe, but all Ue suret,o -00I11e. - The rl fIe 11'&8 " only anu1sanoe ,as I never, saw &.'1Y 8hootlng)&"lt was only extra weight. Iw11~. "":'- or'should, be ":'-home agout 10 days t from now, but oannot' be sure of it on aooou.nt of, haYing to s apel,l the ho88 1 every so often. I got 1/3 worth of'dole this morning & I am 'loaded up w1 th gl'\lb. "ill you giYe the kids their le:tter ,- please, l!other? Graf~n i8 a great place to me 0, I had tea&: slep~ .t the p,laoe whereB11l F08ter J the great S~ey -g.1an1!'t" 18 staying,la8t?n1ght, ,~"will leaye tor Glett%eagb ,en 1;OU t. to Oe:tfe. Harbour earl-Y to-morrow morni'ng' if the rain hangs'-off.G1ve Dad & all til, orowd. lAY Q­est, iishee l & have some, youtselt" Mot~er. _. See. you anon.' Ohip. It

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Fri. Sel). 25, 1~'31. Last nIght I finished reading ISReg~.nel'at­lon l ,2b3 pages, by Rider Haggaxd. The 17th was the anni­versary of Mum' a blrthdayt~,"h1bh· wa~the 17th of Sip~ember, ,. 1874.i'lor1'le'&.I'vy 'boughtl"Kum a new': dreall-p1eoe as a present. All tl;P.- week .. I ha'Ye been mending a variable condense x & 'inisbed it l,-st night. '''We are.e2p~ot1ng Charlie to ur-i ve at home on hi B horee next SUnday. Hle olothes 8: things came by rail on tu~.day, 1 Mum washed them •. I have receIV­ed a cOJpY of Harry· Holla:od. 40 page pamphlet, "The Machine; F 1'1 end Of· KAn..Ol' R1 val." . .' " . Sat. Oot.·:;, 1931~~ our Oharl1e retuxne4 last Thursday aft­ernooa. mHe rode a bay mare from Ooif' 8 ~bou:rt& .))rev1ous to that be drove 1 t in a 8\1.lky from L1sOlOre to OoffTs Harbour wltb a 1Dung man. Laat n1gbt>Iyas out with ~be army at at Haa11ton & &poke at the seoond rnee tinge lIr. pintold has mOTed· from Beaumont street to number 1 Tudor street. near tb'e Junction of the lLayfield & Hamilto~ tramllnee. I haye made a 2 val'Ye wire1e •• · reo.C!'Jlver'l but,thougb 1 t receives 2- BOwell it is not v~ry ae,le~tive •. Here i8 an ·,extraot from 'W1ll The Old BOok Siandu•

Authol' H.L. "Hastings. From 'P.~. 7,186 to 18~. iI.. ....:.. ..... ,. ~ .. ' ": 1:' >- < '''. •

"The Oppr'leCl1ons euffere'd. by the Jews have be:en unparara­jelled. When pagan lbme went do:.YD. ·;Oonstant1~~ asoending to the throne, rr.ade the Jews YIrtualiy an outlawed:'people; & Juat1l2iari eXpressly exoluded them from the pl'OT1siono of his oadre, which was tbe foundation o~. tneo1 vil law of Europe. The orusaders massaocred them at. ve~duat Spire., TraTes,. lletz &. Wurms. UDder the German e~feror8 Ja. were ~ec~oned:~a al!ov.!ac

, &:. throUShou t Ohrl eteDiiom for .,api they were plundered,.~ bllIiiahed, tortured,' murdered~: ·The h~atolY of the Jews for the J)t8t 1800 ,.are has been a hiet­o y 0 sorrow.,. Oppre,8s1011S,aY llOtiqns, hardly relieved by the few tokens of favour whioh haye been'granted thea among the n·at1ons where their lot has b1'en oa8t. OO!lC]l1erec1 by tbe Romans in A, D •. 70. the Y ,were a:L&uglit ered, enSlaved,' scat-

, , 54. ~ ere.d;. RebeU1~g aga1~at their oonquexoors 1n,Oytl'cne., &. ECJPt In the year 115,; they.wel'~ .~»rl.X, ,gp •• aa, by Lucius ' in 117; reTolt1ng ~a1n .,~JDIUX.gIUUlXU lWter Bar-ooohba in 132-135~ tteY1rere ~&1n"eTeroo.e.' their 01 ty

de.tzoyec2.; rebelling agatJl , they were suppressed by o .e.a%' GaUua in 352. . . , They were expelled fro. Alexandria by O.y.rl1 in 415-E~luded from DI111tary serviQea; In 41~.;' .. forbidden to bu1~ synagogue. by Theodoa;1ua the Yo:unger 1n429. i

~er8ecuted in persiafroa4,30 to;";O~.. ' .. , . ,~ p erseouted by (Beman)Oatholi08 1Ii Italy abo~t 520. ; Declared 1nc&p,'ble of bol41ngr-(l)f~fiO,eiof State &: virtually L outlawed by Justinian'" in 528-531.:i " ." t....

forb1dden to Intor.rry w1 f;h OhX1at1&na in F1'lJ4Oe . by the Qeu.n011 of Orle&nll 1n/538.··,. .:.' .. ; : 9,ppresiled. D1 the ",arioua. ed1ct. of Just1nu8," II 1n 567,. 1 1:)8O •. d to piU.ns.& p~nalt1. ea·, by the)"Q~Cilo+, Toledo in 586, 1S'cr.aeouted by tb_<, V1a1gotha in spairr,c1n 61a.71~ DlaQual1f,..for 01",11 &II1U tary office 1n FraDCe by 010-'tb1re in 615..' . . 6';; " F.~el.led from Jled.1D.a "Qy: lIob&wled. 1n 23. .: rorcecl to be baptised by LtIC> tile I-..urlan 1~ 72;.' Forbidden to. in'terur.rr nth Ohr1'e't18ll8 by the OQuno11 of i\ome in 743;; .. .' . . . Exc11J1ed. t~OJll C1T11 of't1Qe inF ranoe by the Oouncil of ilaaua In IiI 84~: . .......~ r ' " ' ..

po:raecuted in F~ranoe in 1010.: '. . , p,11liged & llaafaored byo1'\lsaa.era in Gerllaily.in l,096. Ban1shed from France by P:b111ipAugust\1s in 1182 •.. ~bbed of larg~ auras of lIon~Y' by, Benl'7 II of England in 118S: J,(aa8aored tn Londo.n 1n 1189. ," . . . " Kuaaczed in.York ~ .otheX' Eagl;ah towna' in 1190.

'persecuted bYkt·ng lohn in.l,el0·., ; : Ordered .to .eir.a d~stinotii'e d~ea8 . by the Oo¢i9il of tateran in 1215.'. ~ Excluded from pubUc offiOe, 1~ .Ar~gQn . 1n 1228. Jlusaored at .Fulda in 1236. ,.:~ ., . Forbld.den by ~!,p Ieocent 4·to~'employ O,hr1atian rntrses 1245.~ ~ung & banish'ea fro~·Engl~d by lorder o~ Ed .... rd 1 1n 1290. Expelled from Franoe, & their property con!1soa te::l, by phill-ip the Fair 1n .. 1301 -1306. .",. p eraeou'teclby the French, . peasantry 1Jl 1321. Oharged wi th cau8iJ).g ·the plague ln EurQ1?e b.1 :poisoning the wells , ~ maltreated&:, mass~redinl3.4H-·13!:D.

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Ban1 sbeci"from portuglll by I mmanuel the Fortunate 1llXU*X Bani ahed from Naples & :r:Ji"ol;J.:y'·· 1n"" l,,~ .. The1r booksburneci1n QE!rmany in 1518. -Driven from prague & Bohemia about 1520. perseouted on· .. the ch~,ge of causing oD.iIqXX conflagrations 1nGermany in 1542.' , prohib1ted f_m holding land by paul IV 1n 1555. EXpelled. from papal Siates except ~me & Anoona, by Piu~ V in 1569.'" Again expelled from France by Louis XIII in 1615. . Depr1ved of the privelfse,of farDl1ng the revenues in Hungary by Ferclulnand II in 1630.' RwfJsed admi.sian to, thefreed.om to the Oi ty. of London in zlSa l785,whioh order was not rescinded till l8gs. EJq;>elled from Russia by the empress Elizabeth in 1795, &. so hated, perseouted, harrtecl & lIal.treated in a thou~umd 1I.YS down to our own times. II

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Here 1s another extract from the same book: II DEOEP TrONS BY F ALaE ~m:JDrSl:X Messiahs.'

One of the chief souroes of trouble to the-Jewish nation has been 'the"appeliranoe·lfrom"'tfme"to··ti~e o~ false, Christa & false prOphets. Groaning under their Oppressions, they have been ready to follow the lead of any who promised them de­liverance~ And BO,from age to age, fanatics & decelvel's­have taken advantage 'of the Jewish hOpe of the coming of a de11verer,& laying claim to the Messiahshipt) have aroused the expectations of the Jews, ino1 ted ineurrectiona .0.: di6turb~ ances , & brought numbeI'1~!8s miseries upon them .. EVM Josephus sta tefl that as early as the time of Nero ,

II t.he country was fi,lled with robberies & illlp:OGtors who deluded the nul ti tude. Yet Felix did catch & put to death many of these imposters ev~ry day •• " -- ,An.~lqui ties, book 20) chap. 9, sec. 5. And. sinoe th~ overthl'OVl of the Jewish· oOlnmonwealth numerous false Messlahs have arisen. The "Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge" refers to origin.al aU"chol'i ties from whioh it compiles ~ ,list of 24 fa.lse Messiahs who have appeared. at di fferen t time among th e Jewe. 1. Among these was Bar Cochba ,who headed an insurreotion in Palestine against the .emperor Hadrian,about A.D. 131. j& being acknowledged & sustained by RabbiA,klba, took J.r~ usalem, & had coins struck to celebrate hi e suocess. But Julian Severus, attacking him, penned up the insurgen­ts in J eruealem & ~ook the ci ty & razed it to its found­ations. And though this pretended Measiah & hie: followers fled to Betar, where they remained for 3 year fl, yet in 135

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2. About the year 4344088S Oretensia arose, promi sing to diVide the sea & give the Jews who dwelt in Orete ~ safe D8ssag't, through it. Multi tudes believed & followed him, & many at hi s oommand "flung themselves. ill to the'. sea & • were drowned; the rest were undeceived, ,but, looking for their leader,!ound he had disappeared.

3.About 520 DUnaan appeared) who oa;tled.himself the son of Moses. He established himself in the City of Ara~ia FeliX, ruled wi th great severi ty, . was taken p.risoner ~ put to death by E1esban, an Ethiopian general.

4.I n the .year 529 the Jews & samari tans rebelled against tbe e:llperor Jus~inian, ,& setting up one Julian as their king, oalled l,lim the l~es~iah. The emperor, sent an army against them , sleugh t'ered rnul tltudes, & captu+ed & slew their fal e Messiah. .,... .

5. In 571 Mohammed was born, who at fi:rst 'professed hime­t:! If to be 'the promised Messi ah, Xi!XSJ1iIj{JX~«IXiitX1iIlliX f!.x;»DXPl"UjU{jIUi~XIUWiXliXii~~l!i~.,"& "'~~~~' nlanY Jews to

.f 6. About 721 B.!'Ose' '. Serenus, "anotbei' false MeSSiah, in Spain, but he, with all his pretensi.one t oalne to nothing.

7. About the year 1137 a false M.~siab .arose in Franoe, who was slain wi th many of hi s follolJeri. "

18: In 1138 persia was disturbed by a Jew who professed to be the MesSiah & collectEd a vast army~ He "as killed &. his fo11o_rs suffered for his misdeeds.

9. In 1157 a false Messiah arose among the Jews at Cord­ova, & though the wi ser & better 0 lass rega~ti him as a l~nati9 t, a great lnu1 ti tude believed on him, he thus' brought destruotion on a vast number of the J ewe in Spain.

10. In 1167 UXUj,IIJ£naroae It false Messiah in the coun-try of Fez'J"hose pretensions brought great per&ecutions up-on the eW& scattered there.

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12. In 1114 arose 1npersia, Almussar, amagioian& fals'e Messiah, who was soon taken & put to death. Heavy fines were laid on the Jews who follow61 him. 13. In ll#X 1176. &nother dece1 v€ r arose in MOl'avi,a wi th simi lax intentions, but was soon detected put to death •

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14. In the year 1199 David e1 DiUld David,a learned man & magician, olaimed to be the Messiah, & rai.sed an army ~~gain8t the king. He was taken, Imprisop.e:i, esoaped, & was again seized,& beheaded, vast numbers of his ooun~:r'ymen being b\.l'tohered faT aiding him.

'15.~al'mona.des & Solomon men tion another false Messi all in the same.oountry, but give no acoount '01' hie name, oountI'y, nor fate.' . '

16. In 1197I emsel sophus de1ud(l)1, the Jews in Spain wi th hie olaims' to the Mes'siabship, but soon p.erished, & hi s followers were dispersed. There were thus no ~ess than ten false Ohrists who arose·in the ·12th century. brought te~ri ble oalami ti es upon t,he Jews.

17. In the year 1500 'a German' J-e. of Austrla, . Rabbi Lem1EJh olaimed to be the forerunn.er 91' the Messiah, & promised that the Jews should rerurn at once to palestine.

18 In '1509Pfeff€rkOTn, a Jew of Cologne,pretended to be the Messiah, bl:t afterwards profeSBe~tobeoome a Christian.

19. In 1532 Rabbi solomo Malobo professed to be the ~Xlty Messiah; . & was burned to death by Charles V of Spain o

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,:' ~'>\ 58. was proclaimed to be the Mes~iah in Smyrna, & impos ed up on many of the Jews,but to save his life turned Mohamm .... edan. He was finally beheaded.

23. In 1682 appear~ Rabbi Mordecai, a German Jew, who professed to be the Messiah, 'was proved to be an. 1mpo & fled from Italy to poland to save his life.

We have here a list of 23 false Messiahs who have aris among the Jews since the destruction of Jerusalem,& in every instanoe, their pretensions bave been a curee& a calamity to those who have followed them. Why have they been thus, abandoned to decep tion & delusion ? II ,,"

Fri. Oct 9,' ;t93l.Our'Fred went with hi~ employe~, Ml'. W. Williams, t()'Ne+son's Bay ne~.;port Stephens, '

last Monday morning to ~o about a month's painting. ' ' Gladys & young John & DUlci e wen t to Sydney last Wed. wi th her oousin in his ,motor car. The Waratah-Mayfield,'

Weekly to-day con taine 'my verses, "What' 18 Mili tar- ' ism ? II The death of Charles Vial f 8 announced in to· ..

day's ,paper. ,He was one of the founders of the Walla end , fi1&IIJtIIUXIiJ1Ii§rXDI~XSoc1alist League, & Was'one of the first members of 'the political Labor L~agu'e there. His brotherphills 'a. prominent untoniet ~ has had a ~Qt to ,do with th~ Eight Hour'movement.

Thur. Oct. 15. 1931.0har11e,i has nearly fiI).ished maki , a cJ;'ystal set,descri bed as a plug-in set my book on crY's sets. Florrie is at home to-day. Charlie's mare, Ifp is in our yard~' Gladys & the 2 children have not come, back from Sydney yet, & Jack hOpes they will not return i

until after this week! as the Technioal College exam-' , inations are to be he.1d very soon. I have read & retu commandan t, Hawkins' pamphlet containing a report of a debate betwee,n Taylor & another on the Bi,b1e. I paid in my self-d.enial money last Sunday. It wa.s 7/10i. I am still read1ng ," he nay of V-enge~oelJ. To-day I finl shed reading "Uni ty or Good : 0 hri atl ~'Hea111'lg; Th~p.ople'. Ide~ of God~". It is a littl~ book wrltt Mary Baker Eddy, lent to m~ by brother Bob. I was ;ut wi th the Salvation Army last 'Friday & saturday nifJClts, bu~~t was at tbe debate on "Ia ' there a 'soul in Mp(1", be­tween Aub. S'mi th & a Ohri e~adelphi an named Reedpan •. in I slington park on SUnday afternoon. Jose haa J~lned , the Mayfield. corps , & wore his uniform, again on SUnday night. Yester~~I we erected our wireless. pole again &, Fg.~dfht b?e~aMP.,tlHrial wire on it. To-m.ght I f1~is

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&: Resurrect~on 1" Affirmed by rev. H. Jones of Llanelly &: denied by M~. F. G. Jannaway' of London, he ld at the Athen­aeum, ~th appendix by both disputants., 1909. Lent to me by Mr. Dixon, next door.

Mon. Oct. 19, 1931. Fred came home on Friday night &: ata¥ed unti I 'thi s morning. He expec ts to be a~ay for a f or'tni ght. Olive 'Worley i$ off duties for about 3 weeks. She visited Mayfie'ld~ Florri'e had a few hours off duty &: saw Oli've. I attended the army meetings on Frio sat. 8:. Sunday. Aub. 8mi th 8: r. Reedman had anoth~r debate on Sunday afternoon in I s- ' lington park on the question," I B tJ:fere, a personal nevi1 ? n

NO vote was taken., Oommunists aleo held a meeting in the park., I have lent my pamphlet ,"A O~ri etian' Soldier" & to young -!effrey,a T1ghefi Hill ban9:Slllan. I am reading, .. God I.n th ~ elumsll ,. Oh'arlie' 8 crystal set wi th 0011 worka well.' ):

Wed. Oot 21, ·1931. aaptain 011 ve Worley slep t here with Florrie last nignt .. XGmfln Oliveia stationed at Molong, near orange, but is on her holidays'. I have re'Y1.sed. the following verses to ·send to the War Ory:- , . "The Hypoori te'. n "What Would Jesus Do ?" ,"Salt.","Do . You Know?- Ar~ Y~u frepared:?" "Never say a word Agalnet the Drink. ", "To Infide'le." ft.Obqrus-- tune," A Starry Night For a Ramb~e. II , "Jesus." 1iun~," Killarney"., "To Baek811dere ll •

"Your Turn Next. /I "Hu H.ammond Garnmone1? If liTo Those Who Wiah To Kziow. II"· IIA, Fe" Short Years From Now." "wanted.'" "I Wonder.'" and "~Ar~·llVre~.,"· .~,

Mon. Oot .. 26,' 1931~Tb1s mornlng ,r fini shed read.ing II The Day Of Vengeanoe ll 656 pages by the Watth ,Tower B1 ble & Tract , Sooiet~r. La~t Friday & ~tday night s I was wi th the army .. Oommandant Hawkj"ns 1s not· baok from his holidays yet.', Yesterday morning envoy W111ia.ms-~~a big,tall man from Sydney--· lei the holiness meeting, wi th the aia. of envo y Diok SIIi thO' In the afternoonColo;nel Or08s, chief seoretary, led the meeting. Thewaratah-Mayfie 1d Weekly of last Thursday oontained,

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"To Communi at s. .. I vy Cooking, wore her un1forrtl again ye sterday. Gladys i~ the 20hildren are still at a SY\.."lney suburb with her cousin. Oharlle was at West Wallsend yester,iay practising; with Kelly'abraas band, to oompete for a prize at Tamworth sh-ortly~ Fred is still at Nelson' • Bay. painting. ,I have finisheg reading the book enti.tled, "Will The Ol<lBook Stand ", 349 pagE?s by R.L. Hastings. Yesterday was brother Bob's birt- I

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60 ~ ,; :);:;:1;1\rtl~1 Wed. Oot. 28, 1931. To-day I have read through for the fll'irl;;;:';;,\i time"The Broken Hill,Ohr1stmas ~aphio" of Deo. l892,whichi!;; "l:~ sent tome by Jenna'Grose or ,Jim Tamblyr)..' Mr. p1nfold lef '''''\;11 14 Wireless Weekly's on our, vel'a.nda f6~ me ,to-day_ Charl~~~:G.'/~,:;, 1s going to we at Wallsend ,this aftern00n to playwlth Kellyt~~~Jr, band 'A'",;;'; , • ",;:>'::'.,::

Wed. Oot. 28~ 1931. I have burnt out my last 2 wireless valves. lam making ~. 'two:"way am toh to-day. M.un has gont~ the Co-Op. store to reotify a m~atake in our bill. . Lovely weathe~. '

Sat. Nov. 1, ,i9!1.'Las't night I WaS w1 th the army in Hami11i~tr~': & apoke tlt'i ceo peter Lucas Spoke well. ,To-day we took down both of our aerials & put thernon the wireless Dole. I wrote to r.fr. Joseph H. Barne'tt of .Bendigo,Victorla asklngfor 1nforrnation re a crystal set ,mentioned-1n the Wireleas Weei kly of Sep. 25,1931 • Rain all day. ,,- Fred oame home last n1 ght. To-day he made a ~teel knife for h:\';t'(lself. Gladys ~ the chi ldren ret'-lrl1ed yesterday from S~neyo,

Tues. Nov.3, 1931.' uharlie 'oame home last night .. The West Wallsend band WOll, thepri ze for playing, bu~ were seoond in the marohing contest. Mr. Stones has pald us, h~s s.eo~n~ ~nstalment, of £. 12-10-0 on, his house aocou~t , Frer.l went away again yeate rday to Nelson~,s Bay. Our Arthur ,hi!-B reoeived: his interme­diateoertlfioate from the aehopl. I Vial t~ brother Bob at the war atah Ben.evolen t HO,me' on SundfiY af1;ernoon He has been 111 with lnfluenza, but is n,ow fa,lrly well. I r~turned "Will The .old Book St,and ? II to the Home. Yesterday we received the following letter fro~ Mrs. Web,ster : .. '

"Greenfield Ter.raoe, port.reath, neal' Redru th, Oorn1Y~ll. sep. 30th, ,1931. My Dear Mr. Oook1ng, So pleas~ to get your weloome,le tter, Be glad to see you were all well, as it riow le-aves us. Dads ~ s a lot better than wheq. I last wrote you I am thankful to say. The dootor Visits him,onoe a month now, \I~

he says his heart la,muoh stronge~. He goes out of doors a good bit. We have a nice garden & have some fowls &duoks, & I he pasaes a lot of hi s time out there. we have had suoh -a lovel~ 3 weeks dry weather; it has been a treat, , for ,we have bad B such a lot' of rai n-- in faot the, corn harvea't haa been Spoi led.: The ,farmers,are ln 8o~e wa.yabo'l,lt their losses, qU1; we say t11ey bav'e done. well in the past, as they all have thei r o~ j freeholli farms; so oOlllplare thei:t' losses w1 th ours. I think ') we have more right to compla1n My husband' a, s1ck ber,l~fi t , ~ has been out from 10/- per week to 8/- ,&, they tell ,us ther is to be another c,ut soon.. I can tell you we are in a nice muddle caused by our rioh people who, I think,are too full

61. of drink, some; to be allowed to, rule acoW1try. Dear Mr. Oooking, glad you got the .papers all right; there t s sorne go good reading in them. we think you can Bee by them what a mess we are in, 8: you out there are just tht~ same. Whatever will it end ,up in. We see by 1; he dai lu paper that yesterday in 10nd-onthere "as a nice mess about the unemployment outs. Well, I don't wonder at it; it' B Ii ttle enough now 8: the men that are working don't get £ 2 per week •• We have men outside here working on the drain & ' only gettl ng 35 shillings a we eke Dug the road UP) 9 feet""dleep & working 1~ water ne~r1y up to their "aists. pOOl" men; out eV,ery five minutes they lose. It makes one sad to think of it all. Thank you very much for your photo, Mr. Cooking. we were hoping to sen~ you ours i)efore now, 'then you oould hqve an idea "hat sort of looking folks you wri te to., but we were taken in the garden under t he ,shad e of the ro se tr ee s & came ou t too dark; so t he young lady has promised: to take U8, again. Oh, & we thought sure we shou,ld get a photo of Gwennap pit. A young 'fellow oame around ~, took us; & ·they think he must have' taken them for pri v·ate p per'sons, as the shOps at Redruth Oarl l t get any this year to sel: It is a pi ty, too, lor as we were taken we shoul<1 have made a nioe photo. ,I t was at the top wi th an old. farmho',lse at the b baok of us •. -I t was a lovely day. I & 1;housands of people d1d enjoy it •. , The singing I shall never forget. I twas 15 years since I was there before -- the ,year l lost my dear 11 tt1e boy- - or rarher the year after hi s death. I remember how sad

& broke-hearted I felt then, & thought I should never sing & reJoioe again, but tnis year I felt as though his dear little spirt t was cheering me on to sing & praise God wi ththe others. He "as only 7 years 8: 5 months old, but what a dear boy t And 'he could sing lovely. Well, we don't know at the t­imewe lose our dear ones it's for the best; but I sayw wi th a thankful heart how thankful I am that he i8 spared what the dear boys have to pass through Well,dear friends, we trust you 'wl11 all be enjoying the best of heal th,& trust soon the tide wi 11 turn for us all, as we hav,e Come to a sad corn.er. Glad all your family are' well. Sorry to see your daughter has been poorly; trust she is all right agB±n. Glad to Bee she likes her work. My Kathleen is getting on fine, too. She has sl10h a nice place -- only a lady 8:. gentleman. He is a high-olass doctor at Falmouth. I went ,there & spent' the day last WeenesdaY.1 llad such a nioe time. They hav.e given her more wages to stay there. Suoh nice people J I don't think she wlll better hexselfo

'Ohyest Our,v!.llage b<;>ys we do call our boys; it's only a small I?-umbe~ down here. All are related some wax. or an­other, : my husband says we are ,all ,one f&:l1ily. Ilpul1 together. We have 2 Qhurcbes 8: 2 cbap~~s,,& all belpeach other out. My dear friends, I will olose hoping to bear

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fr(bm you agatnsoon Ever your sincere friends, Emily &H~ arry. webster. God bless you all.

P .S. We received the book all safe, thank'·you so muo~ for it. I am expect,ing a letter ~rom Mrs.Oh1nnook'eve~y ~ay. she 'lfri tee such kind, nice letters. She ,is our relatlon , we can teU by the familY,names we have her,e. Good bye 7.0r the time. Lov~ to all. We hope to send our photos soon.

Mou .. Nov. 9, 1931. Fred oame home on Friday evening & we­n·t away· again this morning. He nearly fell o,ff a roof Q,

at Nel'son's Bar through.an ext,nsion shifting while he was on 1 t. I was out wi tb the ~my on' Sat.urday nl ght,& "as actlTe all day ye·sterday.'At .. the last meeting last n­ight in tbe Tlghes-Hill hal'l~ after a pow~rful appeal' oby comito Hawkins; Bob GLbsen'B mother went to the penitent' ft form Florri e came· home last night-- tired out. :My verse 1:1. !IAn .. mt?wer ll , were 'in last'Friday's issue C)f the war Ory,' 1>11t: wei'e"~aded. liThe Righti~. .. '

Tues. Novo 10th, "1931.~; ThiG mOl'ning :r wrote a Gpage 1-ette.:t' to !/iI't.>. Webster 1 8~ pr(Jt:lig~d to send the War Cr~& t ~n e It S ~'Cin e J' Mail " ~' ,

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~Orl~ N'ev. 23, ,19-,1. Last Thtl1'Elday ~ went to the LaboUl' EXQh~ge in HUD.te~r street West, & h~ an intervie!f with 1l1' ... Hammond a'bou t our Fred, as constable Earl:i 8 of T1gh­es ~ill had alvised Me to see Mr. Hammond & repaY the money that Fred had received from the Burea.u, as· he ,had 3igTU!li a deqlarat10n tbat no one in our hous'e XU was l'eceiving money from a.oy, source,. which was not true. Mr.· Harumond sent me to the Bolton street branch cif the' Labour exchange, where I p&4.d a girl £ ,2-9-0 & got a re-ceipt • I then, h~ a talk "1r1:th Gordon Bennet, the head' man,age r, & , .. }red him toke ep ,the matte,rout"of the pollet) court. He had a telephone chat' wi tb I r.lSp eo. to r B,ydon, & told me to see Br¢on on Saturday morning. . .. I w,alked to Newcastle II:ga1non Saturda.y morning & saw i­nspector Brydon. He. told me that' he did not know whether hcwould prosecute or not, as he had. not:creoelved the p-p,ers oonoer,nlng Fred, bu,t 'tt'Ould get thew. to-day; QO I will go 1n again tQ ee e wia t Bx ydon in t ends to do.' Y,esterday 1 was wi. th the :1"81y, all day. Mumstay.edm th I vy on Saturday night as DaI>bnehadwho.Oping, cough & Jose Wag a.t Merpet,h wi th the MaYfield Army Band. ~have made & enammelled ,red a. 11 ttle wheelbarrow for grandson John, a waggonfor,Du1cie, & .wagon for Daphne. Th~ War C yof Nov. 21 conta.ins my ve~8es.\lWantedll, but added Itby"'the' 1111110n ll • Last Thul'gday Oharlie took h~s

63. mare "petti to Ml'. W'eatberleYt EI farm at Allworth for atr­ial in a. sulky, wi th a view to buying tbe mare. When he tried. her 5he stop !'ed when pullin~ up a hill. So Obarlie le~tber there for another trial returned by Jack ,Spen-cer'li oream wagon to Hexha.R1,& from there in a motoricar. Florrie was at home on Saturday.

Tllu:.r •. .Dec. 10, 1931.Last night I walked to the Wiokham p park h~tel & beard M!. Oenroy' speak on behalf of Mr. Kid, who is a oandidate for t"lre Newcastle Federal Seat. Kid spoke mostly om!lfinanoe"& banking. He~±s a follower of Jehn Thomae Lang. Mr. M~ci'agen spoke next on general po­litica. Fifty peoplelistened.Oa Monday night I walked to Neirca~tle'& heard Dave Watkins ~eak in tbe t01J1l ha.ll. Old Arthur Thompson showed me a letter concerning hi e scheme to c':lre une~ioymen t. 'Mat Oharl ton, Hugh Sutherland, se­nator ]»oley & others were on the platform •• I walked h­orne.On ,T\l.eaday night I heard- Mr. Shelton apeak. at the Ma­yfield ~ra.m terminus ~s an I ndependant oandidate. foe the ,-,House of Represen tati ves. YVhen he had fini shed Speaklng Mr. Clark, the lI,All for Australia" oandldate. spoke. He was supported by & •. young man & a wom~n. who were s'UbJ ected to hostile interjection •• 'L~et Sunday I was wl th the army all day. I spoke in I slingtonpark in, the afternoon. Fred's trouble wl th. ·the Labour Exchange waa settled out qf oourt .. ljut Oharlie has to appeal' next Monday on a ch­arge. of owninganunlioenoed motor cycle & .ridlng it in the street. Fred retume:i·from Nelson's Bay'last Sunday. He has finisfied the painting Jo.~ & tiL id;t.e again. I have made 2 leleidosoG:Qes, 2 mir~or8,3 pp.eepshoYfs,,} dr­awing-slates, &. ,painted 3 tapa & 2 tennis balls for DIllsie, John, .& .Daphne. Oharlie made a large bottleful of lnk, & a eukelele for himself.

Sun • Dec. 13, 1931.Thi s morni ng I at tend ed the knee-dril meetiIfg as usual •. I t was led by. Nt ta Ovenden, who read a portion of scrip tu~e, but did not .. Spe~ . on it, I lilt teno.ed the op en-air meetihg & spoke once. The" hollr.J.ess. me eti ng was led by field-major pelrce, of the Men's Hostel •• Last Friday nlght I wa.s with the army , & spoke at Go,,' s ~orne:r.Hami Iton. Afterwards I heard Hugp Oonnell,M.L.A. speak: near the Hamilton rail!'ay station in support of Mr Kid. Mr. Russel also spoke. A' brass band marchf~d up & .. down Beaumont street &made a lot of noise. Our wireless li-~ enc e w1ll expir ~ to-mor 1'0:", so we shall ha veto talc e down the aerial wire.

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6~ , Tues. Deo. 18th 19:';l:eL8stn1g'ht Mx. R~samond' wentW±th Jose , ;' in hi soa,x', to·Jiewoastle·' ,to' hear Mr.-·-John ~T-L'a.ng;theT­$1i~]~Lpremier" .'; spe,e.k'inftfavO'iir'"of Mr. K1ttd;"the Labour"can.;;;.-

Cii;:dO~~! ::f~ ~r:~edJ;~~\T~i~ a~aih!nT~~ ~'V,l&lii:t:n~~~~o t:he speakers tbrougb the amplifier on the outside. Mr. tang' began his speeoh about 8 0 1 clook & fini~bed a~ Lo. ~15 p~'rn. Florrie was at home yesterday. Gladys, has gone 'to her p9:1'e­nts' plaoe at Raymond Terraoe fora few days •• To-morrow is polling day,& the oandidates for the House of Rep~sentati~ ve s are-- for Newcastle--' Mr. C~ R.Cla;-k, ( . United' Austral­ia party) • James Kidd(state Labour ); ).{r. J. S. S1mpson (Communi stL Mr. WlP,J, Ske 1 ton, (I ndependant Labour) i& na-ve 'Wa~kins,(Labour). waekins is a Soullinite, '& Kida. is a Beasleyite & favours the Lang plan •. I have:recE3ived 1/ God I n the Slums" from Ni ta. ovenden, &' lent it to Jose. I have lent fTregellas' Cor~1sh Tales" to lieut. paok, '& , "Moral & Religious Anecdotes',' to oommandant Hawkins: poor olil gra~ny RObinson;May's mother,is reported to be '. dying at George Sheldon's house in Ma:yf1eld East. She is .87 years of age •• Her mind is badly deranged, &: she has lately been nursing a big don, thinking it is, a. baby,. Our Charlie was tried at the Newoastle oourt house last Monday &:, fined 18/-, for· riding a noisy motor bioyole •• , He has a -.onth .t'" in whioh to pay the fine. Yesterday he bought a new sUi t at Israells,Newcastle, for 55/-. It fits him perfectly •• fie & Fred have nailed on, ~he IIOCpalings(new) on the Gorriok street side of our fenoe, &: have shifted, out, &: nailed on the old palings again •• I have written 8 verses,on Flower s. The little sore on the' backof my nec~ seems ,to be almost healed. We haverece1 ved Arthur' 8 sohool report. ,It ,shows

that', while he dId we 11 1n ohemistry he was only fair. in othersubjeots Oharli~ has f1niabed making ohis eukelele J

but does not praotl oe muoh wi tb it, though he prao,tisesa go od deal m th the saxaphone. '

Mon. Dec. 21, 1931. YeateLiday I was wi'th t'he, army at all

of its. meetings,exoept the bombarding in the, morning. At t­be night meeting in the hall there were' 5 at the penitent's form., ' The eleotions for the House of RepS. &' the Senate were he Id on saturday last, & the Newoastle .,res\.llt .1a, 9613 votes for Olarke; 12,384 for Kiddj 944 ~o:r Simpson; 929~, for Skelton;14,242 fo -Watkins. Last Friday night, I was wi th the army at Hamilton'&' spOke twio.e. I met Ted Lee", of Wall send , there • On' Sat. nigbt I was Ivi th the army at Her .... bert' oorner. 'poor old granny Robinson died, last night at George She ldon' s house. She would have bee n 87

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her son Jim yesterday;" he had jus-t al'rivea'irom-Quirendi.' I also'met Jim's brother Frank &'sisterEvarsister <Ma.y~~-·- -May gaveme'2-ha ndicel"chle fs,& gave--MuJI}.a pa±,r'of st'ocking~s as Christmas'-gifts. 'r -also met-'Grace ~ocJ:cing. "Laet week's

'"' war'Cl:'Y contains myveeses, lITWonEler". ,-'Changed the ti,tle to,"noes salvation Reach To The stars 1". Our Cha!lie has joined Giles' orchestra in Newca,stle, & tbeyare to ply the "Messiah" at the Newoastle town hall to-night. walter has arranged to go to'Fo Foster with some lads to spend

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his 10 days holidays .. The position of the politioal par­ties is-- United Australia party" 37 eleoted;Uni ted Coun­try party, 12 eleot,ed; Federal Labour party, 1:1 e leoted; state Labour party" 6 elected. The doubtful seats are none. The Soullin Government went down to overwhelming defeat at the polls on Saturday : 35 strong before the eleotions, the "party is certain of onfY 11 seats in the new parl~ament. With the ~ang group of 6 N. S. W. members, the Labour OppOsi­tion in 'the new parliament wi 11 number more than c:20 •• The election was a triumph for the Un! ted Australia party, whioh hs increased its strength to 37. II

]'LOWERS. When I scrutinisea. flower It re,veals God' a wondrous, power And affection for the'oreatures

Hi 8 almighty hands have' made.ml His benevolent in,tention I8 displayed by each invention Of the lovely hues & features Of each variegated bladeJ

There's design in every portion Of each plant, & no distortion Of the symetry & number Of the leave s upon eaoh stem -­No confusion nor disorder Of eaoh leaf' s s~rrated border, Nor of petals to encumber Any foliated gem!

All is order and precision In the nature and d.i Vision Qf employment that.s allotted . To eachro ot, and stem and spray. While its thirsty roots are arinking. EV'ry brainless plant seems thinking How its flowers may be Spotted In the most resplendent way!

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Has eaoh plant a mind that reasons Through the ever changing seasons. Or an acid's oocUlt powers . To produoe a ori.mson hue? . How, deprived of sohool or 001 lege , IQes a plant obtain the knowledge That an alkali tints flowers Wi thabee-attraot1n~ blue?

Do the flowers plaoe relianoe On their knoWledge of',the scienoe Of the ehomioal' relation Of their sap to solar light To a bsor b oargo n1 0 gase s From eaoh sunlit breeze that passes, 'And oomplete the fabrioation Of their soents and hues' 'a'iight? . . ,

Nb'. Eaoh flower 1s a token Of God's love and skill' unSpoken, But revealed by silent beaut y And. harmonious design . To eaoh reverent beholder ~ . May' we serve' its m1ghtyMlfuldex; Whom we owe our love and dut y. . . .,

For Ri8 nature is benign. Jan. I5th I932. DANIELl ON.

., ." .. ).~ -£ ~-~ ...... E .... ,.d.·,:~.~.:-... ~:.~.·.'.'·.>.'.·",. ~ .. ::., ... : .... ~ ... :;" .• ; 0H:a\l eac~:'ijl.anta mincl,}~at~'l:~asons.: . i:l:J,lTOll~~~the',ey~r 9han~In;f:t,s:~~.s0~!\:,

u, f. Or an .acrd's.· occ.Wt pow~riil:};. >,,'" . : '. . . Wheii! is~rUtinise' a"flo\Ve~ . ''1'0 'prodllce a ctii:l;l.s9,n";hueT'. ""Y' .. ~ . It. reyea~s .G,o<l)i 'Y0Ild~!>uii;: pbW~l:' : :;How,. dep'rj.:ve(t.~.p;j}Sch,o·Q,l, o~., . .coJ,.}"lger i A~daffe?tiq.nsfor the.;cre;tt.~ llt:es'. ,f ·D'oes.~a plant :QP~Mn: the, knowle(lge.' . HIS AlmIghty hands have,\,1.natle·' '. That an alkali"tints·:·.flowers":.', ",:,'

. :HiIl.~eneY.Qlent. il;ttention <1./: , .. ' .i., • ,With a .b~e-aUractlng. blue.? . Is displayed by each invention" "'. D,o"the fiow~rll'p'iace reliance . Of tl~e lovely hues .'an'd features; .; On their knowledge.'of -the science '

Of each' variegated blade 1 . /i;;~ Of the ch;El;mical: rel4tii># " . .' 'Taere's deSIgn in eyery·lpOrtiori ,:: Of their sap toisolarlight'.·' ' • Of each plant, and no. distortion .' ~.' To absorb carb9flic"gases ;;"'.;'; Of the symmetry and number ..;,~ From each sunlit 'breeze that·pass.es,. i Of the leavesu:i)pn each!'steDi' /. 4,nd completethe.Ul..J;il:icatIoh :.: . ,No confusion :nor disorder., .{ l'Oftheirscents'and'hues al'ight?,: .. Of each leaf's serrated'border '. 'It No! E·ach·fiower i~.a token ' Nor of petals to encumber' . it..~ Of Qod's .. love and. sl!:ill unsIJoken, Any foliated gem! .. ,But 'revealed,.'bYlljient beauW ... ·.~':', l

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Tues. Deo. 22nd. 1931. To-day Granny Robinson is to be buried at the Rutherford oemetary Mai tland. 'Mum got ready to go to the funeral but was kept l;it borne by rain. To-day' we have rechU ved the following letter from my sister. - Marshall st., Dapto, 19/12/3I.

"Dear Joe & Jinny, At long last I am 'wri ting to let you 'know we are all well. I trust YO'l;1 and all are the same. Afternine months of idleness I think the tni ne is go i ng to at art earl y next ye ar. + have no t been able to send you anygoo1 news;' I thought no news at all was better than a miserable letter. Bob White's Father haa been verrill and Nelly and pearl are in Sydney. Eo b went to' se e him, but had to oome home as he is still working. Bob is staying Wi th me until after. Oh1'1 stmas, I think. Lee & Florrie and children, also Jim, have gone to th~ Lake oamping fox a fortnight. Lila and, George may be bome for Ohristmas linot, then Dad & I Will l,.:>e alone. Bob Woodward has been working at Young; and he and his wif.e & vera are going up there to .li vee I have not s,een Vera Since last Ohristmas, and I m~y not see bel' now for years - perha.ps never. You .say that is a wrong way-to look at it, but whe~ you oonsider what a distanoe Young, is , you may be sure that they Will not bring her that far to see me. H:>wever) I know she is happy; and the only greivance that Ethel has appar­ently is that. nei ther Vera nor Bob get any deoent health Be b haa been very ill again, and Vera. takes tb::>se fainting fi te. Ethel 1f~ote to Nell y and said Vera has ~en up oountry with her mother for many months and she is coming home no better than when she went away.

You will be sUrprised to hea~ that Jim has left the Tech. school. He has earned. pounds s~noe he left. Les Duley has bad him ~rking with him do.ingvvery sO'rt.of work· and: you would ~t know:pim. He is muoh bigger than Jja.d, and does not know a day's s1 ck­ness. I co~ld not afford to se,nd him to school, for I on1 y ,have 17/6 'a week dole ,and that wo.uld not Clothe and feed him. He got a splem;1i d referenoe from 'the school; and Bob White 1s going to try to get him in . iH~ ~oi&d.~nga shoDbatthWongaWill1'. Hi's metal-wo·rk pass

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He intends going to nig~t sOhool next year if he gets work. He has a splendid garde'n going at Bob' 8 'place as we have no room here. Dad has a garden also, and 'fe have nlOre vegetable.S than we can use.

Lila is well, but I only see her oooasionally, George Hi chardson' s people bring her home when they can, but they are only getting a living just now. They. are very happy together and she wants ~9r nothing. Mat pettigrew is still working at port Kernbla on a comp.job, but 'he intends going baok to Wonga. There is no +001 like an old +001 , is there? ne and the girls are very comfortable in wollongong, but Mat is , not making tIk)ney enough. \ You may exp~C1i to hear of, him being burt as soon a~ he starts in the ~ne again. He is really too old, ,but one must not tell him that. Chal'lie is, at the la~e helping the fishermen. He does f~ir1y well With the state aid, lodge money, and, what he oan m8:ke. Erm.e has do~e nothing for months. Bob Whi t~ has bought a motor-bike and side car, and be took Dad d;9J,n .to see ,Mat. . He often takes Jim out for a spin.:,·n,~;lfellY has ,recovered from the llovernmsl1t savings panWsoare no:". She does not need to take' any money out of the bank as Bob's wages are regular; but I think she thought she had lost ill.

No", Joe, I have told. you all the paltry news I can ~hink of; and I hoPlO you will send me some good news that you are all well and working; also your boys. Give Florrie our love, and tell her she, must ~orgive Lila is she has not written to her ,for she Will be as bad herself some day when she meets Mr. Right. I . would have liked to ~end Jinny Bome Ii ttle ,Ohristmas present], but tell her I Will never forget her gOO,dness to me wnen I was ill" poor ¥aggie Dunn is. haVing, a hard. time just now. Her boys ar~out of work and her girl and baby are at home. Ethel is no.t ,well and her chi'ldren have all been ill., lmust co~olude now now Wi th lOve from us all, Wi shing you a hapPY' Ohristmas snd a' prosperous new year. Your lOVing sister E.J. p~tt1gre1r. ,

Wed. 23rd Dec. 1931. To-day I oopied nnre of my , shorthand diary for April r8qr;. and wrote a6 page letter to my sIster.·, Florrie' ana. Amy are at nome to-day.

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l¥l:'on.1)Eil c.28; 1931. yeate rday about, ha1f"p:ast 14 in'the' afte rn9-noon- Jack- - & Gladys daughter'Dulci'e.,..di·ed~· 'She was suffer! ng from-d±pthi'r,1-a, but they did ,not know' it-;-as"ahe'seemed to' be fa1-~ly-wel1; & 'appeared to pave whooping cough. 'Th~y-called in doctor Wise & he injected somebi,ngllnto her arm & ina few minutes afterqards she died. He had told Jack that there was not much ,hope of the dear chi 1d' s reoovery, but that she w o~ u1d taken t 'the Newoast1e hospi tal to be operated on. Old Mr. Bobs, Gladys' father, is very ill ,at Raymond,Terrace. Gladys' cousin Kathleen Bobs, oame to Jaok's house last evening, & May Davoreen (a friend of Gladys') was also there .• Duloie is to be buried to-d~y 'in tbe ,Roman Catholio portion of the Sandgate oemetery. Last ThurG~ay I bought 4 copies of "The nJide World Magazine" for brother Bob, at Hamilton, & th­e n walked to Newoast 1e & bought 3 small books for young John, Daphne ,& nu1cie. Mr. stones paid us £ 12-10-0, off the house account last Friday •. In the evening I walked A back to Hami lton & took part in 2' army meetings in Beaumont\ street. On Ohristmas day we did not hav~ a meeting of the army, but on stur.day night we had our usual meeting on the corner 8: the nrayer meeting at the hall. Yesterday I was out wi th the al"\n at all of its meetings, &: at the night meeting iBside •. Our Tighes Hill officers have received orjers to say farewell" but they 10 not know w~ere they are g<?ing. I have ,written to my sister Elizabeth Jan'pettigrew re

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Fri. Jan 1, 1932. I ha.ve received' the following letter from Harry Smith, the drummer of th~ T1ghes Hill SalTat~Gn Ax-my corps"Landryoull4 King's oad, New Lambton, 29-12-31. Mr. Oocklng,Just a· few lines asking you how you ca."). say that you are a true Christian & a servant of God when you say what you de? You tell peop1~ te get saTed, nG~ how oan you do that? I do think it is-an insult to God when you can say that you do n(J)t believe in the union j Rok. Where would you be only for the standard of the union J-aok, what 1 t stands for ? ? Yet again you said that; & anybody whobe11eves 1n the unimn jack was only military

bugs. What do you mean by suoh talk? And last sunday night we~k when I spoke tt.l) YOLl about the flag YQU wen t off & stUd that I had bugs & I g1 ve you t:i.llnext Sunday to withdraw or I wi 11 take other steps. And again last Sunda.y morning, what did yGu say before the open-air? You asked some small bo y was they in the SC(!)u ts &! being taughted cut throats. I do think it' is very wiCked to c-a11 8~Yt~~o~s. s~hel'e are many a man made by the movement " y ~Q.ts And another thing that you said last vunday night week, you said that you did not be1ieve'1n

70. the Army flag either. What kind of a man are you ? If you do nQtbelieve in the flag why'do you wear the .army, pin ,Q,. the cola)Ur of the army? And was ita Ohristiaan spi ri t to do what you done when cornmandan t & Mrs. F ra-nks was at Tlghes Hlll? You stayed away all the time they was at Tlghes Hill .• I also say that yeu take up more time anybody the length ef time that you speak, & that is the reason why I do nGt come Sunday afternoon •• And if you are not made step saying things about the flags a»6at & the SCCluts I will report you to the di vi sional oomr1ander (brigadier Annets) & to the head. of the. soouts. I nsw olGse, asking you n~t to be a half-hearted Ohrist­ian, but a true on". I am C.H. 8mi th ,salvaticn Drummer, Tighes Hill. II Pl8cr Harryl

I also received the follewin letter from brother Bob:-­

~)ec 29, 1931.Benevolent Home, Waratah. Dear Jee & Jinny, Just a line te say that I am eGrry indeed to hear of yo­ung Jack'. misfortune in lesing ene af his children LOf C$urS8, being up here aut of the way of IX all the family, I don't hear anything about anyone of them. t times I WJ rry ever the faot that ene & all have forgotten me; but when I come to think of it I have OGtne to the,Oonolusion that, after all, ~ does net matter muoh. Well, n~w iif you have any old reel tatiCDlls suoh as The Man FrGm Snan.,y, Riveror any verses suitable to recite, I am almGst surre you have some. in your bookoase. I dGm' t want any of Barn­father's, as I d~n't care for them Have ,a l0Gk & s~e w­hat you oanrl'akr up fer 'me, & send them aleng •• I sh­all be very pleased to get a few. In oaD.clusi0n, I may . say that 'I have been well cared for here during the Christmas season. I have had full & plenty of good things gi ven to me, for which I am very thankful. If you have any. old Bulletin verses send them aleng. R. Cocking, Benev01ent H0me, ~Varatah. It

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tt Dapt8,28:'12-31. Dear Jee & Jinnie, In answer te your interesting Ie tter, I waspleased to hear you are all well. Well, my brother , as us al I have been looking en the black side & f.und mC!)re brigh.tness than I deserve. I .ef ten think God 1s more meroiful to me than any Gther for I don't trust Him enlDugh. On Christmas Lila & Geo'rge ~ame home loaded with every geed thing they could bring George's

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71. mother sent me cakes,-puddings, jGint-& cream. They st­ayed wi th me unti 1 Sunday n1 ght. On Sa.thrday Florr1 e came in frem the lake to see us for a few hours, & in the evening I nearly dropped when Vera & ,her Ii t(;le cousin walked in. r thought instantly of my letter to you, & felt sIDrry I had written like r had. She has grown a lOTely, tall girl, almost the image 0f Bob (Weedward)She sat for a bursary, 8: ,is going up to Gun~edahcGnvent school wi th Ethel Woo­dward'a sister~ Bob & Ethel are gQing baok to Young, & have l"asfrltheir house in Ealmaln :a.b WC!)4)dward sent me loving messages, 8: is leavingVera here for nearly a fC!)rtnight. 1fuen shesaw me she sali:t,"Oh, Grandma, you. are stll1 levely, but so verl thin." She h~s a mcost lGving nature, ,& Clings areund me all the time. Bbb would not take. her away wi th­Gmt seeing us. r 'will not doubt my Maker again.

I am s(l)rry te hear of May' a mother's death, but really she is at rest. Violet Sheldon has been a good daughter always. I got &parcel from May ou' Christmas eve, but n,ot a line. r do not hear from them all the year around. , but r do n0t w wri te tct them. I got a nice oard frem Jose & Ivy, & Qne from Grace Cocking; also your beautiful calendaro Lila sends her lGve to you all,· & said if Florrie· comes to Dapt. fO'r her next holiday she must g~ do~n to ~, for she will be as we­loome as if she was in her GMl hQme. Tell her she must not be an old maid, for she is tGO geod a girl to spend a lonely life 11111' &.D later years. I suppose she will be like her brothers & father, & will tak~' her time to make her choice. Tell ·'.se & ITy we still live in the same' house, & I have n-ot seen hers.!n...yet. Bob'e·father is getting better, 8: Nelly came home last week. . You are not the only one who h­a testhose mfDtor-bikes. Bob went to Sydney to get Nelly, & when half way there his bike broke down ~. isst1ll in the repair shop 0 He was a lucky boy he was not hurt.' One day la-at week 2 promi sing young' men were killed instantly on a m$tol' bike. We wanted Nelly to get a oar, bu·t she would nGt. Florrie is still at the lake t but Lea Duley had to start work yesterday, so he is staying with me until Sunday. I donI t tbink I can be a proverbial mIDther-tn-law,for all my boys 90me home to me. Dad starts work to-morr0w. I did nGt mean that ~"'im would go into the mine, Joe, for I knnow it would not sui t hi m. "'Te wi 11 try to get bim work in the eDen air. He in dlon~: abit of pI'i'nmlng over at the lake2~ is . making a feWlf shillings. ;-71: i8 a 'I'e€;,il.llar SC'J:tchman fOT t'he buwbf~ c:a. ~/'ou make a ml s·tcUc e in thinking I balance: my lrJ.cL .. c~t on th~ dole,old 1:>oy~ f01' that only keeps us alive~ bu.t P Dad had. not s tartt!d soon we would all have been like Adam

trnJ~~tig~fligr °1g~fgn. ~~i·Wi"ll t~ke ~e a lonE. time. to get t-l' • S .dJ tlJe flxst time in • . 1fel'iC have had B. chance to ge.t on much, fOT it h~~rt~~~~1~

720 &11 we could get to real' our girls, 8: then young Ji~.

However J I hope he will soon be able to help Dad a bi tQ He iB a good boy,8! we don't regret having. had t·:;, struggle to rear him. I do hope Walter will be kept on, for it is a terri ble thing to boys who have studied & worked as he has

&: then be out of work. I don't know if Jim's reference will do him- any good, tbough it says he' was a very successful p pupi 1 of excellent character. I am starting te· think one has to be a Mason to get on in this world •• r have made a. few 8hi llings selling vegetables out of our garden, bu. t i t wi 11 have to stand when Dad is working.. Nell y has Just read your let ter.. She sends her love. p .arl & Vera are Gr­eat chums. Ti,ey are much alike in. colouring & are both as t bin as sticks.. Vera sleeps at N~lly' sas they think I, am not well eI).ough eo look after them, but tf}ey, spend most of tbE:ir time wi thme. I will have to get a little girl to be wi tb me when Dad is working, for I am rwt s tr'ong Be am like ly to take a Jobn 1Villy at any time •• I don't thing I shall bave to diet t? get thin; for I tr:ihk it is ,the other way ab­out.Give Jinny my love, 6;: 'ifi:ll her I would jUBt l@ve to see her again. 'f'!:e Dapto show will be held, next'monthnut r don't t' think, the depression will hurt it much, for the season bas been wonderful for the farmers down here •• For once in his life Dad agrees wi tIl all Y9u predict regarding Bruce. I voted this time, but I asked Dad what I ahould vote,::"'! how., . I think I mu"t oonclude now, fOT I don't wan t to tire you j

,.reading Just family n~ws. Hoping you will have a very prosperous new ye:ar, & heal tb & happiness. Your lOVing a1 s-terEIi zabet:b Jane pe ttigrew. ' P. S. Dear cToe, I was terri b1y shocked when I l'ead your lett.er tlJis morning. I had a reply to yOur, last letter wri tten) ready to send, away. I have not beell too well these last two days, but I think it is the heart. I bave a nice girl staying wi th me just to be near me & do small jobs. ' poor, Gladys& Jack L They must have had a cruel shock. Vie who have had & 10 st can reali se tbe awful loss. T ell them to bear up & think of their darling girl as sa.f e in their Saviour' fJ care •• Tell Gladys there is a we,lcome here if she shoul~ care to go away fl>cf&Xfl\ijX~iU{8eo for a time, I t would help to hold her up to get away from tb e house where she will be constantly reminded of her loss. Give r her & Jack my 10\'I'e & deepest sympath'y. Nelly is writing to . you herself .. , I think. Your loving sister E.,J.pettigr'ew." ~.

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BUL LET STOPPERS W.AJ'JTED.

Come on, Italiats sons , ~ poles,

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Another myriad of sons Are wanted to discharge their And suffer War's disasters.

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, w~at, may ~7 calle1, the Mussolini-Pilsud­ski match, fought for tl}e record in-crEla~ of the lIJale population in the re-

So Ie t' s for ge t th e gr ea. t wo l' 1d-Wa.r spectlve States (reports the correspond-, 'h & ,I ent of the "News Chronicle," at War-That 9ursed the eart wi th tears' gOre/saW), In order to multiply his soldiers

And 'Olagues from bodi es rot ten __ Marshal Pilsuds~i has established a' ays-, tem of State gifts and support to par-Forget the slaTes who f aoed Fat's lead en~s of the greatest number of male , , ' d ad children. Every seventh· boy born in one And now, alas ~ are maimed or e' ~ainily b~comes the godchild of the Pol-And very near f"'rgotten !sh PreSident, and'receives a State sav-.... mgs book and, cash_

Sir Fat still needa unnumberfti slaves To fight the battles of the knaves Who rob the toiling masses; And Mussolinl wants some more CGnscripted tools to wade In gore To saTe the owning olasses.

" tRecently the Polish PreSident , became the ,godfather to the 320th child, thus, beatmg Italy, where tl,e n1lmber of seventh boys is 260, Poland holds the EUl'<!pean birth-rate record ,ilince, the' war.

In many lands beneath the skies ~,~~-slaves believed their masters' liee

flaw1ting flags tbey fQllowed To murder myriads of men I ri wolfi sh war, 1'n 'fi eld & fen, And In their blood have wallowed.

Forget those infamies & crimes Of anCient & of moo.ern times, And offer no resistance To schemes of military 'louts To make your ohildren Guides & ~couts, But give them>:! your assistanoe.

For, notwi thstanding queens & kings' And artni ee, navies, trusts & rings And parliaments all trying 10 keep Fat's order sti 11 ali Ye ' And make its evils all survt ye, ~18 sooial system's dying.

And now, though countless w~dQWS weep, For sGldiers who in fragmen~8 sleep Near' slaugh tel' ed frl end or bra ther-­And though we oannQt pay for that Last ldietie war-- Sir Fat Wants fools to fight an0ther.

74. When wives of working men are wi se They'll agi tate & organi se To stop Fat's wars for plunder, And .. bind the ear th in bonds of love Foe Man below & Go.d above, Whioh none shall burst asunder.

Jaok 8; gladys we t to Newcastle to-day to have an enlarged. photograph of Dulo.i e made.

Sat. Jan. 2, 1932. Last n1ght I walked to Hamilton to at­tend the usual Friday night meeting of the Sarmy, but'" found that a meeting was he'lj Gn Thu:rsday ni ght instead •• J OBe & FreCi. are altering hi s oar( Jo eel s ,), oar to enable it tG be sl~t in. Charlie, Bert Cooking, & 10m Malone were at !,':o­rri set last night. Charli e oarne home thl s morning. I do wi sh ~ pray that he would use his musical t alent in the service of God. I have sent II Flowersl~, & "Bullet stoppers Wanted" to the "Mayfi eld W'eek+yll. Son .Jack, Gladys & young John , are staying wi th us for. a few days. This evening I intent]. to go to the Cen tral hall, Newcastle to see a Ian tern sht.w. on Antarotica. This morning I finished reading a book 8ltitled liMen Worth 1mi tating", 146 page s by W. R. Grosser ,B. Se.

Thur. Jan. 7, 1932 This 'aftel'noon 1 finished reading a book of 116 pages enti tIed "China & The Trouble In Manchur-a, Wha.t it Means to China, Jap.um, RuSSia & the World. II. It was issued by the SOCiety of Chinese residents in. Aus­tralia. Bob 01 baon lent it to me. Last Suaday I was out with the Army, but did not go to more than the knee-drill, op en-air & hall meetings. Bri g. Annetta led the holiness meeting, & bi e wife was with.him. • They have been in Q,uee­nsland atout 4 years. H. is in oharge if th1s division. AUllt May C •• king vi.ited.us yesterday--a ra;re event. We recei yed a shOl't lettdr from JaQk'& Gladys to day in which they said that Mrs. Bobs had gon to SyQ.ney on bus­iness, & that young John is a bit better, & they are we"l. l!y verses," A ChriEtian' s Dury" , are pu,blished in the Mayfi eldWeekly tc-day.. The l~tter. follows:- . IIRaymond Terl'aoe Jan. 5th, 1932. I am wri ting·for Glad to tellyou little Jack seems to be getti'ng ail right. He is still ooughing, but his cough seems to be looser. I think if he imJPirovcs at his present rate he Will be qqui te well soon. Glad' ~ fatber is out og bed 7 has gone to Sydney on business for a few days. He is tar from well,but he h has to get a bi t stronger before being op'!erated on. Glad &

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sat. Ja.n~ 9. 1932.Last night I walked to Hamilton & t­ook p'~rt in 2 meetings of the sarmy. Florrie was at home on Thursday night & Friday. She bas had trouble with the hospi tal matron over a torn mattrass. Comdt .. Hawkins & lieut. pack,no" stationed at Tighe' 8 Hill, are going to the Waterloo corp s next Thursday. An officer named Joh­nson is coming to Tigh's Hill. An officer named Smythe is coming to Mayfield corps. jl/re. Dixon's sister'lI baby is very ill in the Newcastle hospi tal, wi th erysipelas. our Florrie received a safety-pin holder from a young woman,in or near CaSino, Whom Charli~ knows, &,who is di stan tly related to the B bs' of Raymond Terrace. Olive Worley is going to, Li thgot. Captai,n Grace Cocking, my niece, sent us a case of lovely tomatoes this morning. Th~ Japanese have invaded Manchuria; & there i e likely to be very serious trouble about it with the United sta­tes of America.. The weatr.ter is very hot to-day. Commdt. Hawkins has returned "Moral: & Reli,gious Anecdotes" to. me.

Wed. Jan. 13, 1932. Jack J Gladys, young John, & George RowE' --GV~.dy8' uncle-- came wi th George's motor-Ierry from Raymond Terrace on Monday to get its differenti 8,1 repaired in Newcastle. They expected to. have the repair done by MQnda:y afternoon,but it was not finished until yesterday. I n the meantime they all stayed ' with us. They all went 'baok' to' the Terrace last evening. Yesterday I finished reading "The Machine'; Fri end of Man-- or Ri val", 40 pages by Harry Ho11 and,M. H. R. New Zealand.

~hur. Jan. 14, 1932. Re-wri ting my diary for May 1895, which was wri tten in short-hand. Fine & ceel. Eric Camp~ bell, the leader of the "New Guards"bas been summonsed by John T. La.ng for using insulting words. I am reading "Boswell's, Johnson". My verses "Flowers" were' in the IJayfield Weekly to~day •• I rec~i ved a ca~ from Harry Holland.

76. Sat. Jan. 16,. 1931.L as.t ni ght I was wi th the Sf army in Hamilton. Adjutant & Ml's. Johnson, the new Tighe's Hill

.officers, were tllere for the first time. The peOple st­ood 8~ listened fairly well. I found yesterday that my army song __ "A Few Short years From Now", was published in the Sydney War Cry of Jan. 2nd, 1932, but the tune, liThe Wearin' 'if the Greenll,was not mentioned. , Of course this is being tyPed from" my old entry in my diary), The War Cry of to-day con tains my verses enti tIed' II Lead the Way." Yesterday I sent a copy of "Flowers u, & 2 extracts from "Bos\vell's Life of tiohnson" to t:pe War 01:Y.. I also sent a copy of. "Flowers" . to The .. World' s ~TewsJl.. I have oopied the Cure, for pneulnc;mia & will send i t ~o The ~orldt s News. It is pasted inside the cover of the book entitled "How To Cure Diseases Wi thout Medicine", by J. Hern. I have asked the editor of that paper for;the address of the secretary of the Peace Society.

Tuea, Jan. 19, 1931. Thi s afternoon I finished reading the book enti tIed II Seven Years Street preaching In San Fran­c1sco,394 pageS by Rev. William raylor. Harold Vaughan owns .the book, which was wl'itten in 1856, & contains much information concerning the state of affairs in California at that timeo Last saturday night there was a:l open­air meeting, of the army in Elizabeth st. ,~ one in the army hall to weloome Mr. 8: Mrs. Johnso 5 child.ren to 1'1 gbes Ei 11. They seem to be very earnest peop Ie, & I hope tbeywill be successful here. Hum went to Newoastle to-day. Lovely weather

wlLd. Jan .. ' 20t~; 1932·.·'Tl1i·~af ter-noeii"I fini~hed ",reading II

"Tales 'Fr~mH~ntyl~,?1:.~" :p'~ges . by, G. A:·~ .. E~nty~·,-~~st erdRy I r-ead again a pamphlet I nave had fer yea;r:s enti tIed "I·mm-0rtality 23 page,S by J.T Veal of orange, N.S.W~ It ie' a eli scon~ected' rfgmarGle.. Ialsa"' l'e-read" a pamphlet ~ n­titled "Hbw To Advan,c~ ·the peace Mevement .It is the'pr­e slden tialacldress' bt' L~oriard OCDurtney to the National peace O.fiI:i~lUUUt. " Congress, Man9hesteJ.' "Jun,e ~2, . l~ 4-pxinte'i by the 'p e~qe' ~'Ci etY,47 ,New' BroadS tree't ,E. C. ~

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"Ne.3 Waratah La.ne Li thgow, Jan. 20th 1932. Dear Mary, I, reoeived yeur 'kind letter yesterday. was glad YGm we~e 11'11 but so serry fer your s~d trwble. My word, it is a blew when it cernes; & yet we all knew i:,t must oome s.me day.Only time oan beal the WOUlld. •• Give my deepest sympathy t. Jack & glad y hi s wife & reoel vethe same yOl.irse~. ,leaD tell ho", sad you f.el, fer our Charlie lost a lad .f 14 2 months a, •• Ome eall feel for another. Hy word, wbat bot weather we are ha""ing. EVerythi'ng is burnt up; besides it is very unusual fer Lithgow' t. last out ,so long. W 11, Ma!y, Mag­gie is away, sa I am net writi~g much, as l~wil1 look for­ward tG yeu & Florrie to oome & stay wi th me vmhen you Oline to. LithgGw. You wsnit be'oeming to a mansi.n, but we will make you both oomfortab1e. 80 be sure & wri te, & Maggi e wi 11

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Sat. Jan, 23.,1932. ,aet n1 gbt I went 't.G Hamilton & ' to.i. part 1n 2 meet1ncs' of tbe Ar.y in Bea~mont street .• To-day I wrete a new Will. ... '. ..' . . . ~ ,

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t'ettez' oenol~ded:- .iillai-' soo.k Ifhe'Obrist of the In41-an Ro~·.~254 p&ces_ by ~'<~tanie'y J01lJ!.~I::ti~she ·read~nc it to ... d.8y. Oharllt bas Joined the pr.fe~s1.na.l Jluslo1ana' UBi.a. Yalter Ie 3Q e1laer apprentioes 81.'$·.to be paid arrears ofwagesfrom··aabout· rebruary last year. The- vverses 'entit­led Iwal"u"rltte'n 'by:.ld Jill OVi.", •• , .tr-the 8enev..,lent _ .. Asylum, Waratah, seme years age <1: were revi sed by me, & we:!;e" printed by the '''~atah "eekly~ ever my pen. name b7 militak.e.

Fri~ Jan. 29, 1932~ s1,noe last Monday I have been reading &: re-wri ting my'sho~thand diary for 1895. Yesterday I finishe reading the first of 6 volumes of liThe .JUstory Of the' Great war; 1914 t.o 1918".~t oontains some Jingo verses by Harold Begbie to shame young men 1~to ,go1'ng to war, tnt the history was 1(1"1 tten ,by Bean,It 1s strange 11 hat a1lege.d. Ohr1sti8ns floutC.~i st.' s oOmr:Pandments.

s·at. Feb,! 6', 1932.Last Sunday poor 1(l's.· Austin was buried at san<:igate. She is. the daughtex o·f'.IDI. E11 Burges.s, &: is \" .. the s1sterof ;Frank.& Arthur B.urgess,& the Wife of Bert ~~ austin .• She was, operated on ,in Sydney fo.r gol tre, but the 1/\ 9ause, Qf '., herdeatb.~s ,pn8UlJ1Ont.~. t.ast week George &: V~olet 1 Sheld.on n tness~d &. Si~ed .. JQynew will . .violet is looking betteJ:.) ."Oh~l~,e went,::t,p .4,1.o~~1l &. '%'04e his mare home this week. t t ,H,e.has now: .give,nhe.r ~o Ur •. Dunning a w. e have no plaoeto !A keep. it. Jo.S,8 to~Wum, '-lorrie., IvyDaphne, l{ei th & me to \ the Sydney railway 1itatlon.ytls.terday, &: Mum &: Florr1e went on 'r

by .r~11to .. ·Li tl),gow.Theres:t .. of· us then started to return home.~: ~ 1rhen, ,we' re,a011,e, d"S: ,part" of I.the rOad, near the 08tberln,e Hill ]ll Bay turn-off we pioked up' anoro.'hardist &: 111s wife who live I ~ .at lJ~nner~ng,lfear .Go,sf.or<i,. whose oar had gone wrong, &: { brought .them. to. Tighf'.s Hi '11." .T·~y J(ere . very thankfUl for the " ~ift. .Th,ismornin~ I finlshedreadi,ng. 8.-, book e.~t~ tl~d ~

The Bl.ble In.Spain ~ .~: J1!X. 498 p.a~s 'by ~o:rge Morrow. This week's issue of the "Waratah-Mayfield lVeekiY"oontains my verses. "What Is patriotism '1". ;r have again sent the

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,fMIXX, Wed. Feb. 10th, ~932. Th1s Morning I wrote the foIl.:.. owing verses;-

", EVOL.t7TI011 !

Ide~y thatE!o~utioiir18 ~ th~_ari.~er & solution To the ,puzzle of eXistenoe--that Kan l s primal place w •• slime f 1f~en()e, from' .,nads ~n tll~ "~1;ers j came asoendicng sons & .~.;

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Who developed with persisteIl~~ through' SOrDe prehistoriO time • .. ' .' . . ..' . . _ ... _ \ i

I rejeot. ,,,,~*hsc()rIll tb~ch~tt.rtbat my' mind arose from matter-i ~ Tlla.t .. ~ I m ·o.~};lll()ig~a .throtlog,b. cQn~raotion8.of an anim~~ed bra~n; ! " That I I m made of duat &: gaipea,& , __ wben animation, pasaes,. . . Thrqugb i3C?qle cjlem~oa'+.rt!a9.tion8, I l l1 l'return to dust again.

I _ :r~p:u.d~iat~' ~h~,llo:tAOQ th!~~ '11. :~lt.'no consoioua Motion. Wbe;;t,IilY b~Y,f~i~~,1;f? fun~t~!~_~ ... Pl~~~,.;ta vital breatht I!V:li3noe arises all my J6arni~lg for 1.u.l.b:fl.i;O,de:~- life 3! J.eal'Lline If' ";:"L'!l ?~.".te, Wi tbout oOJnpu'~()ti0~, preves the end of aU 1 .•

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'--'--'EV7Jr;:u~, =:-'­THE PUZZLE OF EXISTENCE

I DENY that evolution Is the answet, and solution Of, the puzzle of existence-

That man's primal place was slime Whence, from nomads in the waters, Canle ascending sons and daughters Who developed with persistence

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Of an animated brain; That I'm made of dust and gases,­And, when animation passes, ' Through some chemical reactions

I'll return to dust again.

I repudiate the notion That I'll make "no ~onscious motion When my body, fails to function

And inhale its vital breath!

Whence arises all my ye,qrning For unbounded life and ,earning If grim Fate, without compunction,

Proves the 'end of ,all is death?

I believe the books of Moses And each Scripture that discloses That there's life beyond the curtain

Which conceals a future state! ' Must I treat Christ with derision When He thrills me with a vision Of existence long and certain

If I enter Heaven's gate?

I believe, ,as Moses stated, That Jehovah has created, By intelligence and power,'

All the starry orbs that shine;-': And I credit still the story , That He made man for His glory, With a spirit, as' a dower,

That's immortal and divine! - ' -Dandelion. '

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· 'ri~: Felli 12 19'~2.J, "-ung peter~n-:j \he',~.ltrnr at J .. he 'If" 1fi th Qharlle" at Oall1n~ ,atayed here eli "eel., wedne"iday ni­ght. He lett" here fer 6 aaine laat" evenin.g.'To-day w. rec-eived tM. ~e"e from 1Iu.m:- .

'3 Waratab street, Li'thp .. ,1l-2..;32. Dear Dati, Justa few li1'Ut8 t •• ee .hat haa happen.:t' that :'J8u, ~.Te :4et •• wer­edlDY lett.1'. II anyof,.tl liok,er what ~I the.matter 1 But it yeu 'pt thilbefore Jlenday yeu better IlGir aRaWer· thil,' aa .. e will be leaTiag here by the 6 Of cleok train en ]fend.y .. riling. We are ping t. ltay a d.ay er 2 in Sydney, &: then ge. for. a 4ay· .. r 2--to,D&pt •• _ We haTe been "fia1t1n, a, pell llail, plu ••• ' .. ". went·, te .Wel·ten'. en Mend-ay, &: the,y were that' plea8ed ·to .e,. ill yPll1 Qu14 haT,thoaght I wal their' long-loat danght-er. we went te Ba ••• '. Wall. e!} needa, &: .aw a beautlt""ul View; &: we went t. aee 3 Re-dd •• g1r1., &: went te .ee Nell II_tIe &: ICate noi!;&: te t t. the oemetery, &: "e intend geing te the OaT.a next Sun­day. We weuld haTe gene •• l1Ie etaer 4ay, 'but the oar enl,

82. rulll1 en. Su.nday. , .ewe haTe n. ether eh.lce. WeltDaa I think thl. 1. all the new. thi~tl.e. a.ping ~u are ail wen,l must n.w 01 ••• with 1.".tr.~ JlUII.P. S. I lUI enJey.1agm,..elf, but I den't think 'lerr1. enjey. it IlUch."

Dur.tng the 1 •• t few day. I have been oepying my .horthaad diary f.r 1895 i~~. l:.ng~and, &~""Te· 'be-en rctading Bes.ell.8 ilL. i fe ef .r,elm.actn tr/ ,Charlie aaa ~~eo.1~~.d·: ten .1IJl*ll~.IlC. f.r h1 s ~ar., pe'.,. Jese,Ivy, & their 3 child.ren are ping tG oamp a·t Speer' • pe1nt"LaJce Kaoquuie, for a week.

Tue ... Feb. 16, 1932.1a8t Sunday lIlorning &:afterJlGon I was with the Salvatien A,'rIlY, but 8~ayed. at home a~ nfcht~' !his •• raing I reeei ved this Bote fr •• rlerr1.:-

'Ole Mrs. DaVld,9l rerbee Street,Ea.t SJdney. Dear Dad &: :hy., '1

4. y.u .ee. we have~'arr1v~ ln S~ey; co. th~. _ruing. ( JlGm.) &: are ping t. h1re a r.em next d •• r t.Jaok &: Glady, rut we are net w:re wh10S side 7et; S8 vi te here & pleaa., Dad, will y.u send £ 2 .fer l(u~ &: £ 3 fer' llie ? We'd1d net get a letter wh11..e we were ip. L1 ti3ge., .•• are i wondering what 1. _eng with yeu. Be ahake it up ru. ti.e,DaddT' & .end the .ash aleng aa •• en aa ,.u. get tht. letter. Jack &: Gla¢!. are w&.1. tingfer us t. p ellt, •• Oheel'ie.~ heye ir ••. ~Il & F !erri e. .. P .'8: Ohul, .aya a w ... a always haa 'te put P.-s.: .0 .. I will Det d~'app.i,,:t. hiM. Jlul'l 1s thri11ei te b1 ts.' weBt t, the 0 aye. -.,.eaterday.".· . .

I have wri t"ell a 4Pa ge letter ln reply t. 11.rr1.·. l.t'.r~ w. ha" •• ~1Il. f1:(~ p~ •. ;J>-1 tel.e~ .. p~,;~~~~; ... ,a~:f.ll~w1,., -telegrM:'" IlIrs'!' JI •• J.·;;O~o~inl, ,0/. 1(1', •. Bav14;.91-rerbe.st, Eut SJdaey •.. Oal~ a't .. G.lt.0 •. $ydaey f!ve p .. u~a •• WJ1 tt~ • .lll w.ll', I ,,;·., •• t"216 t. send, 1B.~lud1ng.,he _lle,.r4er. Reading IBo."ell' a Life'''e! Jelua_la'. Ratay. W'e r ... lvf4 the t.ll.wi.g ".le,1''' .... fr.Il.'~~l'~e. a!?el1~ ha~f paat 4 p •• ~t:_ R".iY~ _ae1, Da~. ;rler.eJ).e.~II·~. '

Wed.' reb. 17, 1932; flU. afie:ra.en we reoeived. 'the f.11.Wiag n. 't. fr.. Jlagg1e 118rrl ~ . :.- .

·3 war.'tab. Ll1\e,L.~ 'thgew/16-2-32.' Dear Krs. Oe.kln.g,.A.:t laat yalU" l.tte~·. uri"ed rataer 1a a, d~lapid.ated ,fera. Ye~. will , see 1 t has bee. dell..ered te 3 War.at.u. stre .• t, heDGe tbe reaaen I fer the delay, & as the pe.~ .. d14 Bet kn .... the a.aa he . tried eur pl .... wi ill 1 t,'\ : whe we .aid 1 twas ,.ur. &: ,.u

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"134'Ferbea St:reet,E •• t S)dney,1Ue a. 17-2-32. Dear Dad. & Boys We were very p1easftd to get your letter, as we 1fon~iered. "hat was the matter, eapeoJlaJ.1yaa you knew lira. )(orria I ·adcU'ess wi tlx>ut me W1"1 t1ng at all, & I ca.'Ulot understand holY, the let-

, tel' did not reaoh us. I ,told. Maggie to .end them beok if they arrived after we left. I was wishing to hear "hetherlVy was better or not, as I did not l1ke leaving her so' SiCk" & 1 t mad. e me very abxious. Well, I havrl not enjoyed myself so· muoh ~n all my life, but we have gOne through some money all r1ght. We went to Dassan' 8 Walls : that cost 1,18 a 6 mile walk; btl t we wen t to the oaves, &. ~hat only o~st us £, 2-4-0. Mum says it i8 notm~ch when you say it quick. You see I am fini shing Mum' a Job while she .1'i tes to aunt 'Li zzi e~ This 1 s a good place we are staying at. We have one b~g room ~i:th a gas ring & oooking provided; so we oan cook our tne8.1s~ .Uy oook ( Mum) got· ~ &: oooked ohOpa for breakfaat;so you 'see 1J

we are 1uoky a&l far as the bOa,1:a.ing-houae 18 oonoernsl;' but we are afraid to go near David' 8 when it 1s near meal time, or theY' I d kid.nap us. It ,haa peen raining a good deal sinoe we left home, but the aun 1s ahining to-day, 80 we will spend the day in the 01 ty. Yr •• SCott & her husband have taken quite a ~anoy to John, although we ,had him over here this morning &: he began stripping tho e wa.1IP~peroft our room, but we tri ed to patoh 1 t up wi th spi t. I don't knolt' how long it will be 8 loky" but of oou:rse the old woman does not know about i t -~ 1f she d.id she wouldn't oall him darling 80 of­terl. Wdll,Oha,l:laej, how 18 AJnY progressing? A;re- you taking my plaoe ? Does ATtie want me to bring him· home a new tie? But), kid, I don't know if I oould get one for 9 pence again, w:e"',aw a goodie for 1/6' the other day, but seeing you have 1n(en oook &bott le-waahe r while we are a­way, we might oonsider it. Dad, wri teto Dapto when you get thi a beoause we are going down on Friday afternoon. Well, boYs, keep the food up to Pip. a~e you on'.Yonday. Tons of love from lIum &: F lorene e~ ••

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" 41 Inga11 street, Mayfield East.Feb. 18tb 1932.. To M~8. M.J. Cook1ng,% J. pettigrew, Uarshall,st~;, Dapto. 1 Dear Mum &: F lorri e, Yesterday I reoe1 ved the enolosed 1 tter • whioh pa:r~ly eXplained why you lfere tortured by anne y so long about IVy & . us. But Uaggi e did no t & does no t know that

when you wrote the first letter from Li thgow yo ir.uldv~r ently gave yoU? add}:,ss aa :3 Waratab Stre~~ instead of ~, but as I

you were on the. spot· & knew more ,al;x>ut L1 thgow tham.I did I thought 1 t would be r1ght to address my reply to WaratahStre­street. I t reached WaratahStreet all right, but tbe person who reoeived 1t opened the enveloD. &: eViden tly found that I 1 n tended' to .end 1 t to Wa:r atab ~,; 8Q 1 twas g1 yen to ur .~: Mol' ria. If ever I beoome the preaident .of the Un! ted state. of the World,one of my very f1ri*t reforms Will. be to give every perllOn,atreet, lane, village, hamlet, town

i oity,1ala.'ld

& oontinen t a separatr, diatinot name that ahal not resemble nor be mistaken for another. How waa I, a pOOl" old,1gnQrent ",age-slave, to know that there was a numbe 3 waratab street & a Waratah Lazie in Li thgo"? When I have tea wi th the may- i.'

or of Li thgow I I 11 tell hi m what I think about 'him & his higgerant Oounoi1 for allowing suoh .• state of affairs to exi lit. ,However, as yoUI' pleasant letter of Tues. 16th came thi s llY.>rning that you had reoe1 ved mine of Tuesday, & as your minds are now relieved of anXi ety, I hOpeI. my deara, that 'you wl11 not· hu:rry book home on our aoo~unt, 1'01' we 8l'e atlll all hap­py & well fed •. Wal terwas to 1d yeatero4Y that he &:' tneot­her. in the off1Qe would berationed& would lose oJ;le day in e eaoh week... That wi Iinot 'be a gr~atOallPi ty for, with his reoeut rise in wage.,he will only lose 18 penoe per week, &: he wi 11 gain' B.!'1oyj er day's re st eaoh week, whloh 1s surely worth 1/6. There is really ll:ourgent mneed. to W1'1 te this lett e1', as ~u are, ln telldlng 'IX> return next Yon.ay, but I thought 1 t beat to 8em )lOU the long-lost letter with Maggle's letter, & to tell YOil to stay as long as F1o:rr1~ t 8 time & 01rounst~oes will allow. No, my dear., we" are riot glad to be rid of you, bU.t lfe are very pleased ,that yOu are both enjoying your ho-liday, & wi ah ,ou to make the mo at of it. I know that J1m

8: Liz-Ja.'le will not kiok you out, & that you;'1g James & the girls ,wi; j make YQur atay ~s long,~ pleasant a~ theyoan. So do~1t d1sa:p~int them all by l"U$l;l1ng baok to home & to isoL;. atlon .ward, for the infantile plague. aeems to have filled the 1 solation ward,& they.have had to re-open the one that was olose1.'J Of oourse, Floreno., I don't wieh to frighten you

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8'5. so. that you will stay at Dapto for ever. The plague will aoon pass awaY,I hOpe, &,the pat! en~s w1ll probably get well. I hope gIl ~e well atDaFto &: that none of them belong to Campbel~' a New (Bl.1l0kJ Guards. They have made a name for themselves .at Oofi' s Harbour this week by preventing Donald. G Grant frOID exeroising his right to sp·eak. Tell the girls &: their mother that I still lCDve them; &: kiss the ohildren for me. You need not reply if you are returning next Monday but if not, let Us know, Give my leva to all the family 8: tellthl!lJt I am stll1 ~:nell'e W1th !()Te & best W1snes unole JOe' fake oare or you:rsel ... eB~~ God bI eSB JOu .. all; Dad:" ' • II 4lIngall Street, Mayfield East,Tues •. Feb 9~h, ~932. To l(r.~ lI~J. Oooklng,3 Waratah Street, Lithgow, N.S.W. ',Dear ~um

FlorrIe, Your abort but very we100me &: oheerfulletter' has just &Trived, &: I alJlthankful. &: glac:l ·to "find that You are both well &: happy Thank Mrs. 1&::>rris for me for making your Visit as pleasant as .-he ,posslblyoan. Florrie will be happ1., I know, 1n Olive Worley' 8 oompany, as O:J,lTe will be in.hera .. I am,very pleased to know that 10'.1 are Tiai tlng your old fr1ends; • I hOpe you will try very hard &: perslatently to dtaoover someone who kno •• something about lOur parents. The Weatons lIay be able & willing to help you to find some olJ:l p1Qneer1n, or near L 1 thgow who Wi 11 give you aome valuable 1nformation about your family. 1»n't be afraid nor aah.m~to aak anyone who 111 llkely to know so~ethlng of, the early M­IItory of the L1 thgow dlstnot. And don' tforget to pay a fr1endly Vi8it T Jaok's peark,for' hill 8~e. You lBay be matie­Tery we100me, but if not you w1l1~ve the aatillfaotlon,of knoW1~g that you I)ave dene what poor Jaok would wtah JOU to do~' When you left ua ln Sydney I atayed wi til IVy & the childfen until Jose rettlrned to the oar, & then, as IVy fe-1 tweak &: hungry, they left K~l th ib the Qar wi th me ubt1l they had a mea.l at the ~lIt .. tion. A.s ITy walil stlll looking & feeling ,far from well I persuaded Jose to ,start homeward again. We wai ted. in the oar in Eli zabeth street until Jose trl~ to do some business for Charlie, & then we made ounay out to the western & Northern suburbs,. as Jose wished. to retl.lrn by a road different from the one we had come by •. After being bushed a few timea & making a lot of inquiries we got on the roa1 to HOl'naby, &: were then all right. As the light wall fall1ng we made haste to reach peat's Ferry before d.ark, & reaohed there Just before daylight van! sh¢. Everything we.nt~xcea lentIy--no pUllctUl'e,Oapsizes,collisions, nor plolf-outa until we got to the part of the road near Oatherine h1ll Bay. There we were 2tOpp ed by a m&n who,se ESs~x 6 had r~t.use~ to ~udg;e anothel' inch towards Newcastle. As the defect could not be found, altho:ugh he "had all the e:tperts in the world ll e.xa~l1in1ng it. of oourse Jose said. yes to a request for a 11ft to Tighes Hi!l.

86. The man & hie wi! e tQld us on the way home that they, had rna,... de up their minds to-try te· sleep In the Essex, as no one ilee,med able or willing to g1ve them a lift. They oame from

pring1'ield, near oll:f'ol'd,' where they grow lemons., We dropp­ed them at ighe s erl'2.oe; ,thJ'Y "ere very g~.a.t_tful. And, lluw, I nev~_asked the lady he" she spells ll~!.....!la~ .1

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Yet Som~eopie may 'think I am inqtas1 tive You may think, though, tr.at ! argued with thegent~em&n. Well, 3: adm! t th.at I ill. but only as far as ,1ghee ~ 11.' .

Yes, my dear., the ,11 ttle yello" pr1f1ener ie 'IiIt11l be1ng &Up­pIled with prilon r'are" but th.e bob-tailed cat has dia&ppeared

did yeu tllke. it wi th l"'u in your port ? . Jack . Glady & young John we 1". here on 5unday afternoon & eV.ening.. They are preb­ably in Sydney notre & it you kno1r the unole's address you oan giye them iii. 0(4.11 when' you return toS}d,ney. OX you oould wr1 te & tell them 1D Beet' you at the railll'ay station "on )C)ur way to

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D~to. No doubt you would be made very welool'l.e. We are all w well a as usual, tbank G d, & I hope ,ou are both the same. Everything 1s going en"yery. n1cely hex-e - no unpleasantness of any kind. Charlle 18 oook. We p11d the stere b1l1 rlght off; i also the T.& G. ins talmen t. The boys are buying the frui t 1n Y f Mayfieldl;because they think it 18 oheafiex "than at tbe "tore. I (. don t object, although wouid ,,"ather buy of the CO-Op. That ~ l'sn1nds me, Mum, that we do not know where the store shar6Dt'Ook I

is. Walter got a girl at tbe aWl'e' to search for it there bu t she did not find 1 t. he onlyrhalf . looked through "the pile books, hOTiever.Yotl need not wri te immedia tely to tell me where you think the book 1a, for we _hall be ored1 ted on the ledger wi ththe amount of diVidend that is to be ~aid. When you arc: wl'i ting next ~unday will be time enough. In the mean time I w11 searoh' again. ; you know wllat a dl scoverer I am. You only have to IiJhow me a knob I oan fi.nd.a door l " BUt I ,forgot to tell you how Ivy 1s •. Jose said she ls ,,11 right ~ga1~: Anyone who eats those di sgust1ng oysters almost deBervea to be 111. They feed on filth, those who swallow them awallow filth &aall. I am glad for your sakes, my dears, ttl,at the hot weather has . f,'One for a while.: e had a nice drop of rain here; & we hope the weather 18 a180, 2001 at Lith~ww Mum, I will let you go to tbe office' of tlle Lithgow .Mel'curytl & in trqduce yourself to the editor. '!" ellh1fi\c how you first Qame' to the t01fIl & holt' you lost your f8·ther.Y our story will milke very interesting reading & ~ay b~;ll' yo'IJ.'_ -,J.:m.'e,veJ. the great ent.gma of }IOUI' lif c.' He may fina somet,h1ng alx)u t you or yours in the old fi les of the Meroury. am sorry to find that Mra. MoI'ria is not in tb best. of health) tu t your company may che ex her up & do her good. You needn It apologise for not fillin·g up your paper, 1fu.m.. I don't

> desire nor expect you to wr1 te a book. My wish is tha.t you

·,--~,~ "- . 7;,,\ ' -~-. ";;; ~ ~ s'hall be free from all work & anxiety, ,& make the beat '~~<~"sl b~~ , use of your short holiday in seeing & hea.ring all you can in

& ~ound, ithgow& wherever'wIse-you may go to,. Let us know how long you intend to s·t&y in L1 thgow & where you are g going next. Give Mat Pettigrew's people a oall before you

. leaveL'- thgolJ, or they may l' eel slighted. If you have a penny to spare you may send me a oopy of tb~ L1 tbgow' Mercury, or you o an br in g one home wi th }'eu -- ther e i8 no ne ed to hurl' Y. Q'et all :the phOtos of' your old friends that they can spare, & borrow a kodak take all the in teresting places, especially y your aunt's oldp1aoe the tbrris' house. C,harIie will devel'} the films. VlEll Mum,my dear, I have g1 ven you all the or-ders I oan think of except to keep Florrie from swimming in tl1 mill ra.oe, & to look both ways. before }'!)U croes a roaci,ba, ha..

, You need not stay away from any plaoe or person next Sun-day to w1'1 te a long letter -- just a· few linea will suffioe. We are ,all well & everything is going on all right. Hoping tha.t both of YOuXJtrJ & Mrs. Morris & family are quite well & as happy as the depression w111 allOW, I remain w wi th lQve & ~s t wi.hes. to all, DAD. Save this l~tter for future reference,ple&.se. Good bye, & may God bless you all. T ell Olive to make :platform orator of Florrie & give hel' my love. DAD. II

41 Ingall S~eet,Mayfield East, N.S.~. Tu •• Feb. 16th, 1932. To ltXs. M. J. Oooking,91 FCDrbea Street, Eas] y.:1ney. Dear Mum & ,Florr~., We reoeived; }t>U1' ha8tr1~w:r1 tten no,te thi8 morning, trom East ydney, red & Ch9.r1ie immed1at el y pr epared to send the five pounds ... as requested.; & have sen t a telegram f:rem Terl1.k1ba post ~fi6e to Mrs. ~.J. COOking, c/o Mrs. Favid, 9,lForbes st, East Sydney, . t'elling you to o all at at the G. ;p. ()3 ydney ... for £. 5,& 't l.at I had' wr-1 tten,& we are all well. If you bave riot reoei ved the t &­legram 8: tbe money, let us know j& inquire at the post of-fioe about it. I feel sure, bo1T~ver, that you bw11l . have reoeived both telegram money by now. Last Thuraday (9th) .e reoeived'your letter, MUm, telling us that you'had re= ached Li thgow safely. I wrote a long letter in reply wi th-out delay, & Art posted it en the same Tuesday evening. OnF riday ( 12th) we were qui te aurprised t. get a secane. letter from you , dated Thur. 11 tb, saying that yau wondered why we had not replied to your first letter, & telling me net t. 1fri teo to Li th~" as you in tended to leave there for Sy}iney on !t\)nday ( 15th) ; so I did not reply.' We are W8nder1ng what haa become of my letter of the 9th. perhap", however, you have told Mrs~ Morris to send any 1 etters af tel' Y')U • Sydney or

Dapto , & have received that

first letter. I am 1ery pleased to fitd tha.t all i&

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r" 88. Yre1l \u th you, exoep t that you bave not enGugh mene y to bal­&nce yeur budget. But when yeu are htl11day making ~u mu&t ' eXpect tClJ sp en d a f fjW peund s. Whi 1e I am wri ti Ili heav y rain 18 falling, I SUppose yeu a;re getting }'8ur share in SY!­ney, but I hOpe it ~Iil net heavy enough to keep'you ind.oQrs. See all you can, my dears, wh1.le yeu have the ohanoe; don' t re:turn with regret. that yeu d1d net enjoy any 8ight 01' sound that you wished to aee or hoar. Yeu Will be pleased to know th.a t we are all still blessed 1fi th good health &: ~ e&ce &. t home. Bv~ rythtng i 8 just as you wou.ld have 1 t. The flowers 1n the fernery have been watered. &:. the oanary has been lYatered & fed; the store bill' has been pa.1.1 foj;' the quarter, t though I oannot find the share-book. Jose & IVY, Wi th "T(o)()\.i.-\ lumen & the "fellow .~ave' return~ frQln their week's oatn- .

. ping. at Speer's P"int.' Wait. i. not rati0ned ~11 he dreade1 that he would bet thougll he haa net yet rreceive! hi. bl10k pay_: Stt, my deal"lI t there 1s no' good reason why you should not ~ sp end }IOUI' time &: money 1n }'Our inn.cen t &: neoessary erljo ymen t Tell Jaok &: Glady their·haus·. i. all right", & we hope they,ll: young Jebn are well &: as hap.py as 1s pessl ble. l)IDn't ""o1'1'y over us, Mum,; we axe do1ng 80 well· that when you re­turn you may find everything.li[ as good as, er even better tha.l1 J when you went away. Let us kno" when te eXl)eot you home. Take care of your~elves, espeoially in oroasiIlg the stree ts. . G1 ve Winn.1e Dryli e a oall; alao Pea,.rl p~rpen ter

&: Lionel. Give yeung John a big hug &: ki:i.as for .e.l. ehaI'lie &: Bert played at a Newoastle Qhurohlaat Sunday. Bert thinks Charlie 1. a great player PX Wi th leve to you all at 8 ydney.we. remain ~urs at fev tionately n.d. &: the bo ya. Good bye, .& may God con tinue to 'bless you all •.

Fri. F~. 19th, 1932 Thia morning ,I wr'(j te the fellawing letter to the e1i tor of the "waratah- Mayfield Weekly" : Sir, In reply to the,UIlprevoked attack, ot y'o~r oorrespondent le t lie say that .I forgi ve hill for ma.kine ;rals e' atatemen ts, fer I believe that, .a a oonll,Bquenoe of h1.a mental affilotien, he i8 not alway. reSpons1 ble for ,What pe wri tea. Like 0 thera .. ho ~now him I pltyldM. Fer the information ofthoae who are notaoquain ted wi th him let me add that his men tal oondi tiGn 18 revealed by hi. hab1t of., ;.1"iting deolama~y lettera at the .lightest pr.v~oatiGn. It 18 not my present Intentl.n 1x> notioe anyth1ng he may.rite, lnthe fu'ture.' "With 1n;f'antlle stupid! ty 1':11 txouble not my head, Fo;r what' Ii the u.se af argunsen t wher e in tell eot 1. dead ? n' I am Sir, Yours sincerely J. Oocking, Ingall Street."

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)' " LET'I'ER TO ':THE EDI'l'OR

< ~,F.EB1UJAR;. '19th' 19)3", ,:~i~~~~~~t6 t~'~"tu1Qt~VOked at- " . . t'.;~ .. '-";· '.' " .'U tack of your cor're~I).'o~1e~lt let,. me .

, },'!tr;'q,,;;j!>rice·15). Bowf "'. " ''!lay that r forgive'plJ?,making f~1~e .D;loitd,>DoYle 3 £0 ,'. ing for Jes- !stateinents, forI .beheve:pJ.~qm ,

3,'5, ~GJ'tresp'ie 3,'. "r .4;5, Gre.en 5 for ooiiseq!-tence o~ his .. 1tlel1tal~ffhchon, field}: G~ri' 2 flrO!2i!, andior \.Ma~~ }:Ie is' not ~lways:!esJ.>onSlble for B1ltCk. ley;1. fO~lB"cii.1ratt 4 for 16'w,p.at he Writes" ·Llke O(h.er, .s."whO ~

i F:';~rce-l for 7 ' G' pc-ott 1 for 21,'kno* him I pity p.im; ~.EOl!;,t1~e in-l-' . '!.' . ·nce. 1 for 14. formation, of thOSe who JLre not ac-.·

"~' ~_ ~ quainted with him let me add that

~' , ~ .~,-==--. his.rrtentailcondltton, -is:revealed by ..' ; '. . hiS' <habit of writing declama~ory

BETTER TO ., TH~ , EPITOR ' ' let~ersat the Sligl1t~st.,»-~'\I,6cat~oll., .,. \" .' ; .. ./:, • '. ',,' ''ILjs 'hot my :p'i'~.Bentil1t~htioll ~o

, \ . Sat. Feb. 20» 193.

2. This evening 1 Wl'o te a'letter to,C"

Lewfs',Box'2390 M • G~ P. O. ' Sydney', re' a proposal't& exchange my· tel-e scope· for hia radiO se t &' Ph-i 111p s cha l'ger .

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. 'Dear, Sir;---:"}\1ay 1 ,ask Mr. J" 1 notice 'anything' he ml\~, />\'Tite 111 Cocking, , of, ' . lJigall Street,. a few: ~ ,future. . .:',".' .

~ ,qV:~ations,·thro\'(glf: l. \",['pe'WeeklY':" I With. infanti1e~st\ipidity -I'll,'trouhle , '- ,.coricerningthe" u:n1cQ.n Jack"and the,.' I· , not my.'liead. c. ;:

I .. also wro te .to Jack & Gladys about' i t. Fr~ ig ,t)a1nting our 'house. Hot weathe The'!i gh ting be-

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Boy Scouts. "':":'::.1,.,;. :, ,':'. ~ For what's the ,',use ,o:f.~r.gum!!nt S'ome littie ·tim:~':back we :were: ,where intellect is '.ae·ad'! .

talking.about, tlieflagi and whenl : ,Sincerely yo.urs, ... ,. , aske.d if he believed·in the Unioli i' J, ';COCKING, Senior. Jack\'i h/'i said 'Jh-at he .did"·not iUl<J,' : I~gall St., Mayfield:'" .. ~~. , ' anY-body' w~~ ,dId were • ()Ji~y: "MHl~,',,;, 'eMr. 'Snlith is \~o't ~ 'personally . tary Bugs. ,We. all· know the,.: 1 d to us . but' we' are on the great flag' ,(Tlle"Un16n:, Jac~L is qn]y:· ; '·\~t~le~nhai1d cl~sely.,Jn touch with Mr. a small pIece .of rag, b:ut we mu~t i . Cocking, Snr., and·.for him we have kll.oW~nd understa~d:.t~e standard :; the greatest respect. Had-. we beGn ~f ,t~e ~ag, . and:~ljere; :would ,yr", iliilY"acquainted, wrtJ; tile cir~ul~-, -Gocking~ be. only, y~r, .,.the um~h. i :stances referred 'to(m Mr. SmIths Jack? '.':." '.' .'.' :, ""A'. i! letter ',published on"the 12th' inst"

, ,ConcerningS.h,e, Sc~~ts, . he .sal~ ! ~th.at letter would have . been rele-that they wer~/.,OI?-IY cut throat~ i :;; td,to the w.p,b~Editor).

. tween the -]£1 Ja­'p 8 & th,e Ohin ese oontinues.. I in­tervle:wei Mr. 811-cock the ~1 tor of 'the waeatah.. Mayfi eld Weekly, re Hal' ry Smi th I s letter.

t' and when L questioned ,''him agam: \ I .S'a,.e. '. ,>.. "

. last ,Sunday, he said. tIlat. Baden:l'ci~'i r ."] " • ~ .

iWell, to.l!i.him.,fJ,'hat the 'Scouts, ".v'.'er.e;I; ,".:~ .. , ;,,: i T.O LE T Sun. Fpb •• 21st, ~C~tJ'~r~f}:~~~:ng '~n~Ykiio,ys, ~b~ci 11't~:;;:T~ j;ET, UNFURNISHE~ ROOi'I 1932 .... attend~ t !I ~f t.he greatest men were made, by i .Ml ~.;con:veniencei3, electrIC light, the knee-dri 11 bu1

the Scout,Movement. ,',' '(':,:na:n:dy to tram, cheap rent. Apply no t the bombaJ?din Another q. ue .. st~o~ I ··.WOUld 'li1~e trw .. eekl.Y"Office:.'.,;o:,:.,.·,:,: ~'~"_':"'; p '.

him to answer., IS,. ,Wh:y,,~does ,he r ,". ..... ." .. ~._,.i ... __ " •. ", . g; thmlgh . I was at . ,,:ear The Salv;rttbn Army, pin.,all'd i . the ho11nesa meetingleci by Col. Orr"

ribbon and stand in the Army ,ring;;: ~ .' . 'd tb" . A1 th f t and advise people' to,get (f()llvEirVW ~ an . a.'"lO ~ r man. so ... e a ernoo n m ee 1;-ap.dyethedoes"fiof'1?-e1ie~~jnr,t~e';' king at wbloh O~r .leo tured .11 the work Salvation Army:'Flag? ~:WQUl,d! mEt ~ e f the Sal va 'bien Arm'tJ' I d.i d no t a. t tend to know what:"lti~d.,of.,a/Chrlsfilt.n j ',' ,,.

h'e'i~.to say Buch, things about. tM! the night Meeting. Flags' andBadeh~PowelL .,

'since~:~iy::!our!f,',·~ .. : .. ,:::·~ X«mMon.'Feb~ 22, 1932.. lhm & Florrie " ' d"':'''~;'~ ';":-:'p~ H,~SMITH, ",retumed hom~ at &30 this evening· Lan e;ll;otI, . ," " .' . I, ,'" J 114<I~In:g'k;::Ro~a:>tahibt'on,. , i looking well. um gave me 20 .photos ":i, ... ;,~;>".< ~ :' ,1 ... ' '. ,::. 0 f the en~lan oavea~. This afternoon J'"':-~I·h1"ecetve:d- a;" r~'t~~ofrolti ,rs.Webster , with a pho 10 of her

. daughter Myra aged 14e The lettet' follows!-

M (}r eonfi ala Row, poX"a"ea th t nr Redru. th, CorLiwall, Engla.nd.:

lrea t~\tel932ihe bgC{sri·'er~g~t~A ar~nlai~~:d it; ~~r ~u ·f •.

90. a. t tJie time of wrt tj.ng. Trust yOu are all ke~ing the same.. We are all'fa1rl..y well at-p.-,..esent Pa is no worse, but rather better. Yes, Yr.' 'Oo~oklng,' rest~ 8S .you have sa.i,d in ,tour letter, & f-a1th-to believe you will do again; i.e more than half the b~t~le~ ~ my husband has bo tho He ~;'es all he oan to help himself: Of oourse his heal"t ,i8 not well. Ibotor oall every month & tells· him he is no worse • Muoh to be thank ful for.': My son has been home 3 weeks wi th a bad nand.. He

.. was ,,~rkinga pumping en$1ne to ptuYl'p w~t~ out of :t~e ,drains ,tor -the' men ',to lay pipes, thehan'ijle struok his himd u' It, ,a.s very bad at f1rst. 1 had to help) him to ,dre'ss& undress. poor boy, Qe. sufferedf . I Nowt'b1sweek they'have taken 111m baok ~ga1n •. 'We "are haVing a bi'g se'Tage scheme dd)ne that ha.a been talked of for 40 yearso Souow it is almost Qo·~leted. They bad. a grant from the G~vemrnelJtlt & the rest 'has~'been put on the ratepayers t, baoks The men a.re .only receiving 35/-:,~ 40~per week -''''. 1968, all ,wet ~ime ... Sqme, ;w,eEiks th~y.6nl Y. work a ~ay 4: -s half .~at a oountry for U,S poor peopl;.e • .And yet we ,c.an~t or won oJ, t see, ......... keep in ,pOW~l' the ones tha.~' s doing us good •• ' loan t rnalce the people out. ; they seem mad. We have tbanhel'e nearly·starving-.-. no work- ye1; when they tu­rned out the, lab~, Qjv.~rnm(!n t ~'. th 'ey reJoiOed.,Now the m~n are al,l f:,1. Vincthel,wom~ the f,au~t. Anyway, we are al;l.in tne sOUp now, thiok enough £ It' a wo~se th,an ever ,. t, ,,_as.,,:, The dol.e1 s out, & tho~e th~t .:got i}",9aJl't pay their rents nor ra.tes; so Just ,ev,er:~ne is ol'yfng out, Just as we told them they would be. 'l.think we aTEl drifting baok to aBaci

, pllgh to "'WVell J de arfriends, ,we trust you h~v~ spent a very happy Chr,l~t!na.so We ha~e had. a very nioe .onae The ohildren al 1 oame & were all well.,~, 1n ~i te of bad, tLmes we were ,hap­p y & llIXl made the, 'best .of 1 ttl' .We ~,&,haVi,ng: 10 ts of :rain & wind, but the days. ar~ Spinning,o.ut alr,eady &. 11 ttle .bi.rds 81 ngi ng & evex ythl ng 1 n the ga rde'n'op eni ngolJ. tto lite. How good God is to sand all kinds of good things to- oheer & br1ghten our lives • .,"he shopS are all-full of all sorts of good things1f we oan only get the money to buy. I.tell them there 1s no f~ine y:et.(~,od is still mindful of us. I was glad to see·· your aon had oome home I reme~ber }'Our. say! ng he had gone; rut ~he.Fe 1s 'nopl&oe l1kebo·me.' OQrs has foUnq. i tout as well., :1 was sorry you' h,ad to put the. mare away'-Too bad. our rules here -are just the a8me-- Won'tlet you keep a few fowls nea.r ,the house. We were told ours we.re too olose some time ago -- only baby ohioks. & ~heir IDjther' had them n ear to look afte;:' them.' What will Qur Bo-oal1ed"head onea" say in the day of reok~:nli ng, l won(\.~r. I wouldn't put t};:lem awaY1though; !.told'them that With all their new ways people. are not near so heal thy as they were: nei ther do, they 11 ve f50 long as they used to 11 ve. It's too muoh nonsense now,

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t . only to the blacl< Jaoket men, as they are teartng up all .1; our gardens, ~we have some mess of it as it' a so long in

hand oWing to the wet. ~e tosses have their mney- the men none.'\,>oor fellows have been working Wi th no boots nor olothes :f'i t to 'Wear. ~lad you get the papers a.."l<i enjo y re-

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ading them; there i8 some nice reading in tbem. Our boys h~me here are the sam~- no hats... & we don't get weather 11k e you do out there". But it' a amusing to see them down on the beaoh. We have a. lovely beacho' We are 1n a valley wi. th hilla all around us. 0 ne end 1 s the sea. When the shOps aI'e closed at Redruth on· Thursda.ys we get hund.reds of people; Last ye~ the fp,llows were going about the Village I'll th beaoh suits like sleeping suits. W,e think the people are losing their aenses. .......,.;e had our photos taken and th~y, didn't come out n10e; ~ the young lady 1s taking them again. She to ok Myra splendid.' I am sending you one. She is my baby. Will be 14 in ay., S 0 now please give our love to your wife &: all, your family od bless you,--,¥8ppY Jlew Year. Myra WaIl ts to kn .. ow bow the 11 ttle girls are getting on.; she 1s. so fond of ch11dren.~he would like to see them. she says. She has their photos 1n her bedroom ... '111 ope to bear from }'Ott soon ~ga.1n. Good bye. '"Your sinoere f:rie~d8, Emily & H. Webster.-"

Tues. Feb. 23, 1932. WaIteX' reQe1ved his back pay of £ 21 to-day ,from. Walsh Isl.~d.F.e has been Wlderpaid for, about 12 months. I .~ OOp ying,. my" gld short-hand dif4l'y. Flol'ri'e 1s mMW'X'Xnm.tl~~~Uu.:!X1x.t:to:;m:I(XXX<Xl:to.wmgxt.X.~ltt«f·n~X.11

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. I Apg~Jxxl n~~'-J!"!'.~I~lV;~fhi:t!mJ.lldn~l1t;ct«xiIIXX~Mlfo ; lip g z~f? ~Z z:t;~J.;~f, z" ~~ Z~;:; zlzm#,m«1: zil§ @P z<m~z!lz zlzl~~ z 'I June QJXl;Jj:XI'IIXX!!n~jXlln¥t!:UEtJ{!:fiX}.:tllitX.IIXlmY!I)7i· . t F Q·l1ow1ng are tftl t1 tJ.ee of ver:s~S,I.-~h~"eW1'~ tterH"';' . " i TlH3 following vEJrses were wTi tten by' me after reading a I 1 etter from JUf ~ Edwa.rds in wbi ch he said that some 00-

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LEA.P YEAR. o g1.v e me the ha:tp of king DaVid,. the Jew, or vipes from the land of Seo tah thi stIes, o r hahd down the tT'ullb e t that Gabr1 el l bl ew, or g1 V e me BOrn e t1.m ef"'ul t1 n wbi s tl es 1'; .

.92: . o give me p~m1ss1on to 11ft up mY'voioe I n tones o~ t1 vat1ng & me11o,,; Pl'Oduoe a flutorum& let me rejoioe, 0, kIndly pern:.It me to bellow.

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But far before others the questlon to no te I 8 that of One mat den, One lover.

Since Adarn!o times have t'he women, peen bound By tyr.ants of masculIne gender Who oaused harsh &: deSpotI0 laws to i,abound

,And 1R)men their rIght a to surrender.

}. Woman may love, wi th affectIon Intense ~ A male of the bipedal genus , W'Po may k~ her several y~ars ,in suSp enBe And telli> t her 10 im! tate Venus. ,

au t though she were··f air ,&. ~ as .sweet as a l"O'se, And rioh, & of di,gn1fi ad (la;rriage, She dare not her amoU].'OUB fee11ng~d1 soleaa

. Nor h1~ t to her lover of mE\.rriage.,

But Leap Ye~1 8 the time when maids, free from restrain t) possessing both oourage & beauty, May-oease to repeat a.fol1dlover'a cpr!lpla1nt . And teach their cold sweethearts, their du ty, ~

Mr. 1"1111iB.ID Ro bert Winspear &. ~eter' Bow11ng had a wordy in the oolumns of the ltWa1lsep.d& Plattaturg Sun", beginning on or near the 16th of May,l896. on private Enterprise versus Sooial1 emil. '1'0 assist Peterlt ,who advocated Soo-i ali p.m, I ,]l'ote the fOlloVJn ve rses tor :that p',ap eX', & they w were printed in the issue of 11-7-18'%. , . .. ,A PR)TEST F ROll OBLI nON. . '

Ui'sthur Ed11ur,' the grow11n' Of that Villain, peter ,~)'wlln' Tha.t I l'ade in !very ism!"e Of' the "Wa1lst!'ld-PlattsOu.rg Sun" Has oompi lIed. me to detarmin' That 1'1.1 shute the little varmin I f I only ca.n get nea;r him Wi cl me double- barrelled gun.

And me hlnther Daniel Kelly Swears nefll b!~ him to a J~llJt, And he'll smash his Jaw' to smithereens

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. Fox thi s thra1 to r to hi s oountry Has the impld 'Ell t eff IOn t' ry To scandalIze the Kelly Gang And prt va te En terp r&i see '

I n the s'tbl"uggle for existence He' who makes the least resistance Srud oridoubtedlybe oonkered By the ounnun' & the strong, But 'the 'Shtate prottc ts the smalles t Fl'Om the strongest & the ta;;est, And robs min lOike'me of 'freedom, Which I' th1nkie ver.y wrong.

p'eter BoWlin' 'says·i tt s thi evin' wbi'n a man 'i s Jist rece! vin. The 'wage of p mi vate en te~ rlze In breakint banks by night; , Btl t,' bego b,' I'll n1 ver NO fear whin

, Mi stbur William Tretor f?pearwtn "Can demonsthrate that 1ftittire S8.ys That Ivery Crime'is rtglit.

Shure he' 9 handy Wi d hi s pen, S1. r, And'he's read what Herbert Spenser Has wri tt en of the 0 rt me s tha tare Conmi tted by the Shta te Wid its Sooialistic forcea, And b1 e teach1n t &-I endorsee, For t twas by Shtate interferenoe Th'at we met oUr awful fa,te. , , " , Edward K ell Y.

1:11 Jan~ 3l91.0~ "The Old Game Ain t What I ,'Ii Hu~esed _'Ib Be. printed in "The Interna.tional Sooialist ReView".

22nd JM.~' 1910."0 ow-ed" To Xitchener, " ' Widow & olbhan' ~~ er ~o, B&:coa%'at & Co. t~ire·:B.l11der8 •

. " e take- off our hats to K. 01· K. II Newoastle Herald .. Arise; ye> slavesm take o·ff your hats '" . Ana lIlake the welkin boom ,>, ..

With shouts of J,ey from sh~ps & flats,' For Xi toh' nel' of Kharu,um !

Behold the men! behold the man l' How haughtily ne stands, The hero of the red Soudan, Wi tb bl<;lod-eta1ns on hi. hands.

o h, :let'the Ol1.m son but!- ting fly From na.gst$'f' fs, masts, & ,:mars-

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For continuation see d.1 al" Y for Mar.17th. .. 1899 to15th Jan. 1910

Jan. 29 th 1910. IINor th To we st. n I n Int. Soo. Rev! eWe Jan._ 15th 1910. "The Reve1at1o~,of Saint Jomll. I.S. Review. Feb. 12th 19lO. "Dandelion Bitterz". In I.S.ReV1ew. Feb. 19th 1910. Soliloquy Of Jim McGowen. 1. ~ Review. Feb, 26th 1910. THE STlIKE BREAKER'S OOLtLQ'4(.UY. I. S. ~v. Mar. 5th 1910~ "Weighed' ,f'- SOliloquy. In I ~ S., ReVi eWe Mar. 26th 1910. SOliloquy_Of Reluctant LabOr Members~ loS. R. Ap. 9th 1910. The Awak en1ng Of Siaple ~am.' Int. So.c. ~eview. Ap. 16th 191O~ Sleep On, My F nand, Sleep On. I. S.Rev. Ap.2nd, 1910. The La.bor party's Alphabetical C0:tlfesslon. loS. Ap. 2nd 1910. The political Meeting. in Iht.S., Review. Mar. 19th 1910. The Oraft Union Meeti.ng. I. S. Review. May ?oth 1910. l1here A;re our Foes 1. Int. Soc. Review. Ap. 22nd, 1911. ,The 2nd Oraft .. Uniorl Meetingo Inlnt. S. Rev. Nov. 11 t , 1911. The 3rd Ora! t 'W1ion Meeting. I ~ S.R. , ['Iec. 3Otb, 1911. Hoskins' 'ti tt1e Hero. III Int .. , S. Rev. Jan. 6th, 1912. The 4th oraft unionMeet~ng. In I. S R. Mar. 2nd, 1912. What Makes the Laughing Jackas~ ~,atigh 1. I.S. Ma.r. 30th, IIJII!. 1912. Dande110n Ariswel:"ed."Iht! SOCial1.st." May 11th, 1912. Wan ted. In '!he in ternation~ _ Soci ali st. " _ June 1st, 1912. The Socialist's Reply •• Int~ Socialist~_" Nov. 22nd, 1912. Handy lIandJ'.s J)t'eam. In International So J an. r~ 24th, 1914- The 5t h Or?f t union M,e-et ~ng. I. Sool ali e til Jun e 6th, 1914. What Did They Get F or The Job 1. I Sooi ali s t. I~ July 25th, 1914- Slavery, Again. Ip. I~tert?-at1onal Sooialist" \ Aug. 22nd, 1914. The Warmongers' Lament. Int.' Soqiali st. II ..

oot. 31'd~ 1914 The 6th o raft union Meeting. Int; Sooia1~st. Deo 24th, .L910. Halfred' 8 Soliloquy. I n I S Revi-Oct. 2_2nd, 1910. Just Before- Election Br~tb~' ~ ;wh:t Oct. 3xd, 1914,.. T~H!l 6tp Oraft union M~ etlng' I~' s· Ex . •

'D!gb.1rth, 1?15. The How~1ngOf the' Jingo. · Int.: So'ofaIist. • 18th, 1915. Thro\f Out The Vile Gmgs lilt "SoiJial1 t.

Dec. 1915. The 7 th Craft Union Meet; n ,. I' t· .. S cIa 1915 '!he 8th, Oraft' U 1· u' ,-- g., ,n er.natiQnal. S. J • 1 • , , - n om MJ.eeting" Int. Sao -, an. 5t~, 191b. Go -To The War To; l~r IS" • June 24th, 1915. Why DonI t They lb -I t:r ;. : 1~~::tOf~l~~,~i~~~~~ tJ1L~i~:~Ii1KjU Mar. 31, "19ff.--The DaYlight-SavingBi~il1J·' SoCialist Deo. ~ 1913. Socialism. In The_ New~as'tie· Argus .Jan.;I, 1919. ,fuo po~r. ib Bury Her Dead. Newcastle Ar' JaL"1. 11th, 1919. One Big Union •. In- "The people" gus. J an. 17th 1919 H t Ttl· .., • J an. 24th' 1~19· O;!r ent , U i e O.,B. U •• , Nevroast1 e Ar~s. -J 3"1·' 9·' 9 • n ~ms.. In New. Argus. ~,

an. 3 .... ' 19_1 • Join One B~gUilion 1;brkers All MAr

t:~: 71 , 1§1§9.~J ~oet· S Dream. ' NelTcastle Argus: gus. , • el a, 'Take Your OWIl Again. N. Argus.

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,:y",' 95. . iF 'eb. 7, , 1919. The "B1aok plague. ' InN ewoastle Argus •. Feb. 14, 1919. The Ear th 8: I ts F,u1ness Are .OuT's. 11. AI' g. Feb. 21, pool" Old Bill.' Newo. Argus. Mar, 7, 1919. 'Ib Be Free,. InN ewoas tl e Argus. Mar •. 1, 1919. The Harvest. N. Arg. - , uat. 14, 1919. A Good example. N. Argus. Mar. 21, 1919. The -Lo,stOork. N. Argus. ' Ap. 30, 1919. When Vbl'kers Rule The Knaves. ,111 Big Union July 1, 1919. Let OldO raf t ·Unions~ Be F orgo t.llG!IH~l'ald.

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i 1919.How-The Captain \Ibn The Cross. "The Rev'y Socia

00 t., 919. We'll Take Our Own Again. "O.B.U •. II

Jan. 12, 192>. To AI! Jordan.· Not .. pl'inteq.. Jan. 2 192); 'lb Jack Enright., Not prin ted.. Jan, 19, 192:>. put Up The SWJrd. Not printed. Mar. 19,1920. Ten Mi11ionpQul1ds· Reward. (1). N. Argus.

2nd Ap~I&J 1920. Ten Million pounds . Reward •• (2). N. Argus • .Ap.? 192:>. Ten Million pounds Reward.. (}). N, Argus. Ap. 1~1192J. Ten 'U11lyun Quid Reward. (,4) ... ' N. Argus.

~• 21 .1920. Ten MJ,llion pounda,Rewa.:rd. (5).' Argus. lX!l !I~U"1 - ,

ay 21, 1920.'1;en Million pounds Reward. (6....;. In liThe, Toiler". June 11 192:). Dandelion's Cure. Not _~r!nted. ,. , JIUXm:tXXI~JJ,lXUKiXlaUU!~;<XXXJ!Uyax~4n~xMaIUliUXX June 20,192>. Secret Treaties. ~ev. Sooia1ist. . oot •. 28, 192:>~ Capital"s Religion. Not printed. . NOV. 12; 19a>.The Soldier's Lament. "The,Toi1er li • IQov. CO, 1920. Use1ial Work& Useless Toil. Rev. ~cialist. oot. 17, 192>. Ibn't Arbi trate •. , NoV. ';0, 192:>. am, the Greasel" Run t Not printed •. Deo.~ 10, 19m. To WbJm I t Kay qonceXn. The '!biler. ' . nec. 10, 19m. Why Not The O.B.U.? To11el',& 1 Big U, ,Herald. Jan.}, ·1921.New Year' sNonse~se~ The '!biler •. Jan. 16; 1921.. Good Bye Till I See You Again. liot pr-inted. Jan. 14, 1921. strong words. Toiler.' Jan,'~, 1921.;Pl e In The SkY •. The '!bi1er. Feb. 8; 1921 ... !he phi1anthropio Socialist's Oreed. Not prin:te

-F eb. 1 1921.M1 Wife. Newoast1e SUn.' , Feb. 1i, 1921..Important notloe~ The Industl'la1ist. ~eb. 11, 1921 •. '~ Socialist's praytr. Industrialist.' Feb. 18, 1921.Foolish M&'1~, . Dit 1P. Feb. 25, 1921 ... SiX 'Hours. ·1 Big Union Herald, 88: Industl'r st. ~ar. 10,1921. Oarrying Guns-For The Gang., Indus' t •. Mar.2~" 192J1.· Mrs. Grundy. . Sydney War cry. ' Mar. 1,,1921.Hopeless Slaves. . Industrialist. ' Mar. ge1. .Boy Conscripts. . Di tto. . . Ap. 1, 1921. Jesus. not printed. ' Ap. 14, 1921. The Infernal Saok. The Industrialist.

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,Sep. 22, ·1921. A wa·g:&-Slav~' s, Life. " 'Do. Set>. 23. .1921. Oon~latiqn.. No t 2J:lnt ad..

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Sep. ,29, 1921. OUi BQrio. (10). Industrialist. 00 t. 6, 1921. Oui Eo~o; na1 sY' s repl y 'to De V.fft e~ (11). D1 tto. Oct.~lO, . 1921, Then And Now.Oui' Bono'. (12). : Ditto. 00 t, 13, 1921. Oui Bono.; . the Kov~' a 1; eply to~ ·Vere. (13) • Oct. ~) 1921. LOQK Allye.' .. " ~ n Industr.i all' st., . Oct. '?7, 1921. OUi,BoIlQ;tbe Misanthropel~ ~~ren1ad.14Ditto_. Nov. 3, 1921. Cui l?9no;t>e,V~re' s rep1"Y.l5).. ·D1ttq'. ' Nov. 17, 1921. Cui !boo; !U, santhropel a reJo1nder. ,(16). 1». Nov. 24, 1921. A Modern Canute. ,~, :tli.t1o, . Dec. 1, 1921. w~at I a Indue~r1a1 Unionism? Di tto. Dec. 8, 1921. Wh~t I a C~ohi~1 ty 1. Dl tto •. Dec. 15, 1921.F orty Four Hours. ' m tto. Dec. 22, 1921. Cui Bqu9; Daisy' e rejoinder ~o Misanthrope.17. Dec. 22,' 1921. Oui. Bono; Ko ve' s repl y to .m sant~rop ~ (18) • Jan~ 26, 1922. At Tbe .. Gate.. '," In Indust~ialiat. Feb. 2, 192?, What Is Christian! ty ? .. D1 tiD. F. eb. 9,. 1922. Social paras1 tea. ..., : D.o •

. Feb •. 16, 1922.. To Yo thers. lb. Feb. 23, 1922. A Shirker's Life. di tto. Feb. 23, 1922. A p rOpheo y.' l):)~ Feb.Z'{, 1922. ! WOnder.', Indus't; Mar. 24, 1922. . ,2[ n "Common Cause".

Mar. 31, 1922. The Oontented Slave. "OQ~mon ·Cause~.

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written 5 Ap. 4, ,1922. When I am Queen. print ed 1n Indus.t 27-.22. Api 4, 19'22~ A. Sally Bloke's Oplmion. p.i n N ewcas., SUn.192: Ap.3. 1922.8) bby. Not printed •

. Ap. 19, 1922. The Newoastle Division. Not printed. -Ap., 19, 1922. ·What Socialism I s Not. p. in Ind.. 11-5-22.

, Ap. a:>, 1922. Travel., P. ln Indust. 21-4-22. Ap. 25, 192~ Jingo parsons. p!,ill !ndust. ,12-5-22 •

. A.p~l*8. ~ 192~ . Bl:lare ~ .,bare Allke. _~:) 2j;. 5-22.1

Ap. 25, 1~22" One !.!1. gn~1 b.~X Unl~n. In 1n(1.- 1.j-!:>-22.'_ Ap.' 27, 1~22. ,Deluded S!avee.; I~ InCl.lts-5-22,& O,uatl!le IJ.-: Ap.- 2'}, 1;22 Sl'z~ Dat.': . Inr1~.= .-r 29m 1922. They say. . In I ndustrial1st 12-5-2~

May 2, 1922. paytriotism. Dit1o. 1~-5-22.. . May 2, 1922. Working Men. p. in Common C~uae 10-1l-22. May' 4, 1922. What Is pro h1bl tion, ? Di tto l-8-8- 22. , May 2, . 1922. The BabY's Soliloquy. m tto~ l8-8-22.If:ld. 6-7-2~ May, ' 1922. An I p.vi t;ltion. p. 1n C. Cause 19- 5-22, May 5, 1922. ~To' Union Like One. Not printed. ,

'May 5,' 1922. Wa:ri"'s Vile. Game. In Indust~' 18-5-22. May 1922. The Red Favori tee 'O.Oause 19-5-22. May 31, '1922. Hail TheOne Blg tTIiion.· ' , ~!ay 11. 1922. The &th Craf t W110n Meeting. ita.';tXI* XXI!WX1U6UD. . . May 11, 1922. A proposal. I ndustria11st, ' 11-5-22. May 26, 1922.' The Old Story, War Cry. '19-7-22. June' 6 1922. A Lame Exodse. -Jun e 12, 1922. A We rd To The Wi se. . June 29. 1922 .. The Day'Of VictorY's Coming.' Not printed • • Tu1 y 6, 1922. I 'k>ul dIll t Hurt A Vbrm. 'Not priri te~ J111 y' 22,' 1922. I Wonder!, ····I n' War' Cry,' 2&'12-31. 3ul Y 31~ 1922~ An Answer: theprofl t. . War Cry 14011-31. Aug. 3, 1922.· Another War. 'In Oommon Cause J S~8 22. Aug, 22, 1922.'Wanted.--a poe,t., Not piinted. . , Aug. ,23, 1922. ,'To Billy Mug.' CORmon Oause,x!~~n.8-8-22 Aug! 2b"1922. pon't Arblt..rate. C. Cause, 8"':9-22. Sep. 11, 1922. Po I t N01f~ " sep. 21, 1922. To Willi am Mug. Sep. Z7, 1922. The Christian Jingo. Not p'r1nted. sep. 28, 1.922. L~ud Applause. ' In Newcast'le Sun,16-1-23. oct. 4, 1922.The Christian Soldier. In "0'.B.U.Herald Il1-1-23. o c,t. 5. 1922. S11en t Liars. "0n'e Blg Union Herald 1-11-22. and Oot. 26., ,192·2.· A Rara Ay18. C. Cau8e~>-11-82. Cause ,10-11-oot. 26, 1922. Armistioe Day. Dl tto. 3-11-22. ' 22. fTov. 8" 1922. ·To Billy Mug. (3) m tto. 1-12-22. No T. 9~ If22. At Last. lb. 2&-11-22.' .. Nov. IJ,.1 2?t ,Miaantbl'Opes. Not printed. Nov. Oona) anon. . In Newcastle SU.ll; 9-1-23 Dec. 1, 1922. What Next? • ..

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"'riec. 26, 1923. What :t s A'fl EXtremist ?~ .• ~' I .26...12-24-- Dec. 31, 1923. An Appeal. One Bi g Unl,on Herald ,,1-2-24-Dec. 31 1923. Wha t ,For, ? D1 tw 1-2- 2~ Jan 11, 1924. Now 1 Know.' Newcastle ~n. ~3-24

an. 6, 1924· To RarryRo11&nd. Not pr:1n ted.. ro, .1925. What rI8 'Freedom ?O.B.U. H •• 1-4-24-23, .1924 Wi thou·t 1. &nile. Di tto~ 1-2-24. 4~ 1924 What I s Truth? ;\Tat' Or'y, 12-11-32. ,

.eb.· ro, . 1924.Ttit Ankh Alnen~ s protest! Newc. SUn, 14-3-24-(, eb .. ZB . 19~4e, ~a. H~rD:)nd Gammoned? . Not printed. \

. Mar.'~, '1924 ,A,reY~u'O(mtS1ted ?O.B,U#.· ,1-:r,24-ar. 9, 1924- The ,Tingo' a Anpea1. Jl.t~Ot 1-4-24-

. Mar. 12 t ·19 2~ . Th~ t.b a9u11x)' I; Def'ence~ N. Sun) 25--3-24e Yare 19, 1924 ,To Mrs. NeW1 y "~d. . ~ot p rln ted.

a'r. 28, 19240 To' C..en~ra1 Boo th.. Dl tto. . . . ... ·3" 192L}.A~l'Foo1·8'a Day. m tte.. '

ay.12,·- 1924. What" I8; War ? W.-M.' Weekly, l3-~32. ay 18, 1924 "Indlff erence. War Ory, Zf-2-3?/

, y 23, 1924- T~e OhUrch &: war. o. B. U. H. 24-1-25. :.Jan. ~, ·1924·· 1tbat I s Freedom? ' ~ov. 10, 1924 'Nearing, ~e Gate. ' . '., ---- ... --'

, . . Jan. 1 1925 • .A Word To The Wise. War ory,24-1-.25. ,~81l •. 2~, 1925.A 'k)rd Of AdVice. W.-Mayfield W. 13-6-25-F: eb. 1, 1925.N,ever Say a l'brd Against the ori~~J70ry, Ap. 13., 1925. .To Ireland. No t printed.· (5-3-1-937 • . May 29, 1925- 'It> Infidels. War.-May. Weecly. 6-6-25-June 14, 1925. ~ ~nde.r 1» the planets Dr.i.n~. W.~Or y.11- 4 June 16l-. 1925. Too EXpensive. Rev. Socialist. ( ~1

June a:>, 1:125. 1'0 JX Gambl ere. waratah -M.· Weac1y, . June 30 1.925. So~omon~ s Legacy. W~ Ory/J' 2-2-29.

Ju1y1, 1925. Eb Swearers. W.-M.. ~ek1Y. 10-7-25. . Aug. 11. '1925- To N0ve1 WJ:Lters &:, Readers. W-M WeekI \,y, Sap. 2r, 1925. To Those. Who Wish To Know. ' . Dec. 14 1925~ The Bi b1e Our Guide.

23, 1925. How N9t To Be saved. War Ory, .16-1-26.

19, 1926. ~e You prepared 1. War Ory, 10-12-32. 22, 1926. our l)J.ty. Gosford Times, 4-10-28.

AD,. 25, 1926. Do You Know 1 : ... " 30,' 1926,. A Few Questions. M.- W. Weekly, & W.Ory •

30, 1926. When I Have Gone. Not print'ad. 30, 19·26. To Readers 0 f Nov~ls. W.-M. Weekly, 4-9-26 ~ 1926. Sunday Desecration. Same, 24-9-26. '

7.1, 1926. ,.ponmies.' DLtto, 17~9-26. 1, , 1920.- Tru th. 18, . 1926. Sal t. 'Zf,' 1926. Listening In.

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Mar. _ 5, 19=:£. A Chr:i ati an' a . Hop e. "'War Ory" , 31- 5--28. June 1~ 1928. l '!be Liquor. "'ar Cry, June 16, 19a3. Wi thChriat' In paradise. June 16" 19QB. Jaok &' Jill. . War Ory" 2'6..1-29. June 25, 1928. A; Bush Madrigal. Gosford Tlmes, ::i3-6..~. June 25, 1928., What lbu1d Jesus 1))? '

July 25, 19fB. Mae yt s Li ttle sam. War' 0 ry, 1-9-28 •. Ju1¥ t!1, 19a3!. The Tramp' s ADpeal. Go s~ Tif!1es, 2-812B. Aug. 18, 1926. ~ Repl, To A 'h'amp( p Al"P ea1.~ Aug. 26, 1928: Rep1 y 'lb De Vera. _" Aug, 31, 1928. To SDt)keJ;'s; Gosford Times l1-1O-28. sep. At 1928_., The HYpoCri·te~' : .• , Aug. 31, 1928. our ])lty. ' Oot. 'Z(, 1928. Old 'Father Hubbard. War 'Ory, 29.1~28" IP~i 1, 1lCl2R• olWlKWs *ei.lfiP.. ~·d,~~es, &'12-28.

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Jan. 6, 1929~ Th'e Orows. War 0-17, 25:- 5-29. , ' . ~.~;.. 6, 1929. ASpirat~on. l!ar.'7May• We~ly, .26..~29. \

Feb. 11 1929. Margery Daw. War Cry,. Gos. T. 18-B-29.'\ ~fOb.11l~29. What Is ~ Gentleman 1. gosforti Tim~s. ,21-2-29.

·19, 1929.Li t~I,e J,ack Horner. Wa;r ,Cry, ro-4-29.' . oot, :.:0', 1929. Tiddley Wink the Barber •. War Cr,1, . Mar'. 2, 1929.~i ttle Bo peep.. wa;rC'ry. -18-3-31. . Ap. 21, 1929. Sing A song 01 Si:xp Sloe. ,War Cry, 8-6-29. Ma'y 5" 1,929. There Was An Old-Lady. J1~ Cry, 1-6-29. Ju1 y 14, 1929. Si,nple S1mon. War. ory, re~!2-29 .. s~ .. 2.2, 1929.,-.Soeoulation. No t,printed •. ' . Oot. 15, 1929. Wbat Is Na'blre?~ war ory:,20-9-30. Oot. 19 1929,. A New E;ra.. Not printed. '3 3

Ju1 y i4 Celestial Wlre1ess. W.-H. 19"eek~y, 0-1-:- O~ July, 1929 • What I s A . Boor ?" " . . ,_. .. July 2), 1929. What I 1:1. AXIDUHUXXXXXlmlSooia1ist ? Nov. 1929. What I s A Wage? ,Not prin ted., . Nov. 2, 1929. Wh~t t s TbeBo ~sooutUovemen t ? Not· printed. NoV. 3, 1929 To Boy·OQnscr!pts. Not pr1nt~d. ' Nov. I),. 1929 .. Li t~e Sally wat~rso waro0a.y.309-8:"'30. ' Oot. 10, 1929. Her Answer. War l'Y,' 7-" -,. "

00 t. 30, 1930. Ti ddl ~y Wink The Barbe r. ' Wa;r Cry, - ' , Nov. 3, 1930. War' And'LiqUor. .. Npv. 3, 1930. Bol'-Soouts~" . Nov. 2), 19;0. ,. 1far Has F ailed. Newcastl e Herald, ·21-1 Nov. 30 J. -1930. Who 'Ki11ed Cock-Robin? . . DeC(Ill •. 24, .1929 •. What I sAL ady ? Gos. Time8z.~8-2-29' .. Rfi. T, 1929.What I s Fashion? ··War' Ory, 9-4--'0. .

·10; 1929. Notice To Jeremiah Bmwn. Will' Ory. "

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! N'ov. 3 19-30. Boy SOou ts. Not printed. Aug. 29, 1930. A Socialist's Lament. No t p1'1nted. Sep. 6, 1930. K1ng 'Oole. War Ory, 15-'11-30.' Oot. 15, 1930. BOy scouts. Newoast1e Herald, 23-10-30 •. oct. 29, 1930. Boy S¢outs (3). Not printed. Dec. 1b, 1930. 'WhatIs E~lut10n 1 . Nele. Herald, 19-12 ... 3).

td Jan. 1931. Ride In A Oar. war ,Or y, 3-9-32. Jan. 10, 1931. To Evo1ut1on1sts. Newoast1e Herald, 13-1-31. Jan. 19, 1931. The Solut1on. KUlallIIXHuuqot pr1n ted.

. Jan. 23, 1931. ·TheDepaTted.· Unfin1shed. . Mar. 24,· 1931.. Revo1u ti-on. . Notpr1n ted. . May 14, 1931. crying Out For Fun. W.-M. Weekly, 28-5-31. May 20, 1931. A Oh1'1sti8X]. t s l)lty. Same, 7-1-32. June 10, 1931. What Is Inf1de11 ty 1 war Cry, 25-7-31. June 29, 1931.' What Is Athe1sm? War.-May. W'E!ek1Y~ 3-7-31. Ju). y 4, 1931., 'What I~' A@itost101sm ? m t1D, 10-7-)1. . July 7, 1931.:' 'What I s :A tot1e!'Y.?' SaMe, 3~_7_'l.1 Jul y 11, 1931~> Wbat· ~ s 9o~rl tualism? 14-~-)11l1 tto. . July 15, 1931. What I s~ater1allsm ? liD. War· Or y, 3-10..:.31. Aug. 8, 1931;. What I.s M11itarism ? ~r.r.-H. t(Teekl3", Z?-B-31 Aur;.8 1931'" Where I e Heav ell' ? DJ. t to 11-9~ 31. Aug. i4, 1931;i)and'elioi1 '8;)8.rs. :39)l1e, 21-9Bl. Aug.15, 1931. 1iIlhatI s paciiism ? same, 8-4-,;2. Aue:;. 25, . 1931. "!hat Is patr1ot1,sm 'I m tto. 3-2-32. Sap. 2. , 1931., What 18 Imp erla11sm 1. Nov. 21, 19/1. Wanted. War Ory . Dec. 21, 1931. Flowers. waratah-Mayfiwld Week1Y,15-1-32. J:an. 1, 1932. Bu)'le1;-;.Stopp"ers"Wanted. Not pr1nted. . .Feb. 10, 1932. Evolution., War Ory. . Ap. I, ,1932. How 'Vbu1d One-Go Now 1 War Ory, 4-6-32. , 1932. WhatIs All Enp1r e? W~-M. Weekly, 19-8-32.' JUl y 12, 1932. Wbat I s A ·Sov1et State?' ' July 23, 1932 .. SUnday Deseoration. War Ory, 16-9-32. Aug. 5, 1932 .. What 18 Oap1 tal1at10 Eduoat10n 1'. W.-M. W. ~9-32. AU.g. 17, 1932.. Ibubt1ng Thomas Oonvinoed.· Not 'Printed. Aug. 2J" 1932. What Is ·A Martial Hero? Wal',-l!ay.Weekly Sap. 2, 1932. Ba, Ba, BlaCk She~. No t pr1n ted. (2-10-32. Sap. 5s .1932. What I e Death 1 ' . Sep. ·3, ,1932. What.I s L1fe? War Cry, 15-10-32. St'p. 1b, 1932. What I sHell? Not printed. r

oot. 5, 193.2. Self-Righteous. . War Ory, 29-10-32. o ot. 15, 1932.· What I s M1nd ? XJIiD . oot. 21, 1932 •. '!he Oaged B1·ld t s So111oquy. Not p'r1n~d. oett.lO, 1932.·' Makers & Lovers Of Lies. Oct. 2>, 1932. What I s Modern warfare, ? Nov. 4, 1932.. '1b The Self -Made Man·.

- 102 , t~J' prin .oo.w,'--wri tten, NoV. 22, 1932. Grari<ifatherl,s Song.: NOV. 26, '1932., Get'Ready. Nov.29, 1932. 'The pioneers. wa;r ,0 ry" '

Ap. 19, 1933. At 'the Bar. war Cry, 13-5-33. , ' Ap. 26, 1933. Annihilation. Ap. 27, 1933. An zao _ 0 X'a tlon s. ' May-5 1933., Who Gains BY,War ? 'Gos:ford Ti,mes,27-7-3~.

, May 1~, '1933~ To Borrowers. , ' May 19, 1933. Tighel E! Hill Bridge., War.-May. :week1 y, 2~5-33. !lay 26, 1933. Danqe1ion !bal"s .A.g~n. sap. 7" 1933 .. ~8pltal~ An;d 41"SSlB:1s. SED 7. 1933 Anti-War. ~Tot prln ted.

Oat: 1, 193~. ~he CosmioalDanoe. Not p t1.nt!3d. o ot. 24, 1933. Advio.e To Wi: ves. . No t p rin ted. ' Ap. 9~ .1934. The-Works Of Gid. WarOry 2~5-3,4. Ap. 1), 1934__ In Eternity.. ,same, 3G-6-34 , ,- ,.' Ap. 16, '1934 ",I s_c God Cruel-? .' Not printed. , ' Ap.16, 1934 Wba,t I s The Un1 verse., Not prl~ ted. May 11, 1934. lI'igh-t1.ng"Maos. No t prin ted. . '

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May 121 1934. .The Great Unkn~wn. S8l!le, 1:L-~;4 June 11:1, 1934. What Is A Jingo? Not pt1nte(l. . , June 2l,'193~ What Is ~Ml1itar~vy pa~e? ,Not printed. June 30, 1934 Would Jesus Go To War? Not 'Pt1n'te<1' , ,·uly 4, 19-'4:' '!'!le ~rand'Of Oain. ,Not pr1~ted.~ -July 9, 1934 Two Out-T~oa,t Bands., D1 tto.. " Sep. 12, 1934. Why They D1ed~ _ No t printed.. " .' !-Jov.l4. 1934. The ':l'J:me Has Oome.. ,N ewoas tl.e }jerald, 16-1]...3 4-Nov. 16, 1934. We're passing On. Not prl,nted. Nov. 19, '_1934As.O~et:s SeeUs.d:itto. Nov. '21, 1934- A World Oonvention. D11;1o. Nov. 23 1.934 ,peace & Goodwill. Ditto ... Dec. 1~, ~934 Christmas Verses. Di tWa .,

, Deo. 25, - 193.4. Safety 1irst Suggest1.ona. ~B.H.p. ReView" ... D.i935 ,\1 Deo. ''t!f, 1934. A Mess~ge From Hell. ~ot pr1n ted., , .

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. Jan. '3, 1935;. G8.t '!be Hab1't- 'Safety F1rst. It' 01 t1O.·, . ..f Uar. 15, 1935. ._G1ory. _ , .. D,1 tto. ' Mar. 23 19'35. Say Cbd Be With You. Ditto. Mar. 2~, 1935. To Atbe~st~.. Not prin t~cL Mar. ~, 1_935. Oe1esti,a1 Sorrow.' D1 tto., Ap. 2,1935: Innocent pr.teon .... s:l! DJ.t;tiO~· , Ap~', 1~'~~: W.u8'1;' ~ e A So.i<uer? . 1;l1 ~o... . Ap. ~ 1935. Letter. To Billy !lug. (1). ,Oorrrnpn Oaus,e. 20- 4-35 .... Ap •. ~ 19~f: Honour Bo11_s~ . No t pri,n ted •. ~. , 1 5. To Edna D~Vi es. ., Ditto., -Ap. 1 • 1 5. Thou Shalt Not Kill. Dl. 'tto.

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, Deo. 23 .. ,1935. As 0 there See Us. - m tto. Deo.24, 1,935. A.f ter Longfe110 w. . D1 tto. , Dec. 25 ,1935. What :[ls The Sign? Di tto. I? eo. 26, 1935. A Mod,ern Bridge. Of Sighs., Not, printed. Deo. 'Zl, 1935 •. The Be tter F 8.1 tho ,m tto. . Dec·. 'Zl 1935. Tliepowe r bf ,poetr y. - m tto. Deo. 29, 1935. New Year's NO,ises. Cornnon cause,1-1-36 •

.tan 1, 1936. Musso11'ni's ObJ eot Lesson; Same, .12-1-36~ Jan. 20, 1936. Immigration. _ Sane, 22-1-3~. , Jan. 22, 1936. To The. o a):e1 ess. N'bt p~in ted. .Jan. 23, 1936.",11) The Oa.re1ess. itto., Jan.23, 1936. Se1f~He1p. D1. tto.. , Feb.6, 1936. Jo ey Take Ke Baok Again. Com. Oause, 6-2'!'"36. F.eb. 25,1936., Song Of The,Fight1.ng Maos. Notprtnted. Mar. 13 ,1936. To OODmon'Oau 68.' C. oause, ' iHf: §, i~38. Godless- Rus~ia. Not printed.

,. 1 s Life A, Dream? Not printed. Deo. 14, 1936. The Struggle Oon tinues. Com. Oause, 20-12-36.

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'~-;eo, 24, 1936, m>at I SU An ~'~~ta118t ? COID,Causs, ~1-37,l Jan. 12, 1931. '~ ~

, F 8ll.-.ch, ~. & Oh8ti, ty. 'Not prin ~d. . . I ,~an, a> ,. 1937. A U111ionaire l s p~naion. O.Oause Jan 1937 [J

Jan.31, 1937 •. S1upid Man. Com..Cause, 5-2-37. ' , • ~ t eb. 18, 1937. Don' 1;s For llewcaotle Aldermen. W,-M. W. ~4-3r1 Feb. 26, 1937. Cil'Ournatanoes Alter Cases. Comnon.Cau~e ¥j ~:ar.l.t 1937. When Fools G~t Mae; , Not pr1nted. ), til ',:al'. 2~, 1937 •. Squanderers. War-.May. Weekly, 2-4-37. ~ Ap. 9, 1931. To Jingo parsons. Not printed. . iii' Ap.10, 1937. ,The Ooronation. Oom. Cause 12-6-37. ~. Ap. 11, 1937. V/hen Anzac Day Returns. _ Not prin t~. ':' Ap. 25, 1937. What Is A l-iation? Hot pl'inted. . , ' Yay 36, 193,57 • Joseph'.:;; Joyriders. 1'0 'lL1Cin Oai:i.se,. 17-(,-:37. " June 8, 19.37. To Billy B1oggs. . No t printed. . 31 June 19. "by B10ggs Should Be Au(laoious. Oom. Cause 3-7-'6.~~ June a>, 1937. What I s A Miner? Not p~n ted~ JUly 13, 1937. A Collier's Life. Com. vause. July 37. July 21, 1937. !bn' ts For workers. D1 tto. Aug. 11, 1937. Advioe '1'1'0 Miners. Not printe~ Sap •. 14, 1937. Sister's Smile. Ditto.. oot.b, 1937. Ke~ Oalm.. Com. Cause 1937. o ot. 15, 1937. ,E~ire Migration. Not print~. Dec. ~, 1937. To Aveline. DL:tto.

Feb.13,1938. Australia. "Oommunist ReView,,'" An. 4, 1938. Anzao . prayers. .' Not printed. . Ap. 28, 1938. Ibw To Build An Empire. Not printe.d. May 4 , 1938. They F,ranchi sese . Not prin ted. May 8, 19jti. Bill moggs. Not prin ted. May 26, 193ti.. What Is Fas0i2.sm ? D1 t iD. , . !"ov.7, 1896. A protest From Oblivion. In Wa11s~d SUn,. 1~~96. May 28, 1938. Empire Day. 00 mmon Cause, 17-~38. June 11,1938. What Is Consoription ? Not pr~nted. June .26, 1938. pub1io Notioe.. Com~Oause 16-.9-39. , July 2 1938. To Women. . Di. tto, 30-7-19.3' '. July 16, 1938., What Is A Oapitalist press? NO,t printed:. July 23, 1938. Birthday Greeting. Not printed. .

Aug. 8, 1938. What 18 Patriotism? Oom.Cause 26-11-38 Aug.10 1938. A Modern M1rao16. Not printed. . Aug. 1~,1938 .• What 18 The Sooial Oredi t System? COIl'lmUJ;list Aug 16, ,1938 • The Jingoes' ,Jeremiad. (ReView, Dec.1938. Aug. 21,1938 •. What I s The Price Of Coal ? O. Cause, 28-8~38. Aug. 24, 1938. What I s The Single. Tax, Not printed. Aug. 30 , 1938. What I a. A Strike? Not printed. Aug.31 1938. What Is AJ1ngo? Not printed. Nov. 9 1938. 'lbe Gave-rnor General. Not printed.,

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The foregoing Ii at 0 f verses wri tten by ,me con ta.ine about, __ 500 pieces, but m!y of them were not printed. - ---1 T:u,es. Mar. 1, 193 ''2- .. To-da.yt s' "Advooate" announoes the de­ath of poor old T m Sample of Oarrington. Many years ago he was an a.otiveOhristian& did some preaching, bu'tunfor1lln-a tely Joseph symes, the infidellecttirer who was also once apreaoner, "tllTned Tom away from Ohristiani ty 8: he has not returned to the faLth. I saw Tom about a month ago at Is-lington park. I hope he repented before he died. Onr Florenoe l'ct'l1rEod to he!' Il"!.:.::coing at the IJm1Jcc..Btle (j·t;!>;::ral ~_;o spi tal laot n~:::;'n-t, but she was not well. Jim & Ethel Oocking are here thi s afternoon. The gas man :rtxed O'J.r gas stove 'to-day &. oleaned 'tne pipe,enlcn '\"Tas ologged. I was wi th the Army on Friday ni ght at Hamilton. Brigadi er Ship­way & his wife faJ;e welled at Tighes Hill. sergean tReece from th~ Oongress Hall was wi th. them. He has a remarkably good, memory for soripture texts. Jack & Gladys are still at Da- : vid' s shop,in East Sydney, with ~ung John. me Japs have def eated the Oilinese in a battle in Manchuria.

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F ti. Mar. 4, 19~. this morning I wrot~ 1:0' !by Taylo;' woo is at the Salvation Al'myt s Industrial Home, Bellvue street, St. peters, sydney. He wa,s a soldler.l.n the Ti ghe' sHill corps,afew years ago, rut had to go to the Home because he was subj act 10 fi te. Yesterday Oharlie & Fred did some work for the Quigg1ns'. I arranged my old papers •.

Mon. Mar. 7, 193p1... "L ast Fri day I was measured fo t a sUi t of Cl01ii:les at 'the Oo-Op. store. ,At night I attended the open-air meeting of the Army at Hamilton & Spoke onoe. On Sat. I went to the St:>re again with 4 books of clo.thp patterns. There was a sarmy meeting at Beaumont ,street . cornel' on sat. evening, as the Tighe ' s Hill harvest fee-ti val was being held in its hall. yest erday I a tt ended k knee-ctrill,epen-air meeting at Smednore, holiness meeting! Giant Major Johnson led all the meetings. At night his text was, "Silenee In Heaven For Half .An Hou:r". The hall was crowded deepi te the hot weather. Yesterda i afternoon I took 7 Copies of the World's News to b~.2ther Eb b, who is living at the Waratah Benevolent Asylum. ~st Sat. morn­ing I walked to 184 Oorlette street, Junotion,& had a talk wi th Mr. John Skillicorn. I asked him for information r e the oondi tion of the world' S wQrk ers. He prom! sed to give me a list of publications containing the information. He is' an Evolu tioni st & has a fairly large 1i brary. Mrs. Skillioorn' s paren ts Ii ve at Redru th, Oornwal1. Aiterwards I borrowed "The Moral namage Of War", byrev. Walter walsh, from George Bass, who loo~s af tel' the Percy Brookfield library at the Newcastle Trades Hall. Florrie

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Thur. Mar. 10, 1932. It 1s four years to-day since'Jose & IVY were married • ., ast Tues. Iag4tn re1nrned. patterns to the store, & showed the tailor the piece I have ohosen for my sui t. At a shOp Opposi te to the Te 9h. ,College I bought a book enti tled "The Onward Reei terl!; & "'from Oobbler' s Ben ob To president's Obair", for sixpenoe each. In the even­ing I went to the T. Hill Army Hall & heard a program of singing, playing', &,re01 ti~g by members of the Wallsend Army corps, led by Major Sydney Sml th who used to be in c charge of T. Hill corps. At my request he played & sang, "He's Only Gone'Home With A Frtend ll • I bought apull\)k1n (which brother Jack paid for) for 6d. &, 6d. worth of'" oarr­a ts & turnips. J~Ck promised to, buy a pair of spectacles for brother Bob take them to h~m neXt Sunday., ' The following letter oame from Roy Taylor:-

1f7th March, 1932. Salvation J\,1:mi) Men' s Ho~e, ,Bellvue Stl'e at,' St. Peters. Bro. Oook1ng. eaT Comratl'e, ,I n anseer '10 your letter I must 'say I had great pleasure 1n reoe1ving i t, thank you for :your kindness in' remembering me, & ' wri tlng to me, & telling me how things~ are wi th the co'mra, des. I myself am doing real well. I was at the state HoSp­i tal,Llidoome, one year & 7 months, but things' there were a bi t out of the, for I h~dly ever got out to the Army meetings, & all I got was the servioes of a few churches' which oame to the hoap1 tal. ,Bu t while I was there I seemed JO do, better in to dy, & had the j0,l of leading a m,an to

6sis, wbo sinoe got into uniform oarries the 'flag at St. peters. When I left home I made for this A:rmy Home where I am now, but through not being the res·t in oody., they would not take me in .. But'!' tried again last November

& I am here, thank God, beoause , in being here, ,one can be a t the meetings every night 6.: al.1 day Sunday. I am at, the· corp S oall ed st. Peters have been' playing the drum fo I' 3 months.~~11e at this.liome the men aresbrting out old waste paper; rut I. with 2 o ther's, go out'on a moix>l' lorry & gather them in. ,As for ge tting better, ,I feel I' have h~.q"gre~t progress. Only on last Saturday I p a1da visit' to some of my mates I knew a t· the hospi tal who' had no t se­en me foX abou t a mon th, • They all said, liMy word, you are lQoki ng better". Even the nurse of thee vvard I was in. So if tb~y say that, & it 1 s only a mon th, what would you all say?, &,it is nearly 2 years. I am making my oodya matter of prayer, 6.: I believe God will me et with me. Yea he 1s helping me now. I am glad to say that I have grown

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by day. As for when I will be back in your presence, again,·1 I do not know, for I have no home to make for while I have no work, so I am lucky to have this one. Well, dear com... rade, praying God will bless & keep you all, I will close. Yours in the fight of the Lord, RoY. Enclosed he re you will see the pho to of Lidcome Corps Band & S6ngs~rs. I am in it in plain clothes in the middle row. 'It was ta­k en soon after I lef t Lidcome Hospi tal & came here."

To-day we racei ved this no te from son Jack:-

"91 Forbes street, East Sydney. Tue s.8 th March, 1932. J;)ear Wally, I recei ved your letter last Sa1urday, & looked all through the seoond-hand book shops, rut could not find anything }IOu wanted. Angas & Fbbertson have new books at the following prices:- "Maths F or Engineers, by Rose, Vol II, 22/6; "Applied Mecha~icsll, 'br :owe,21/-; "Steam & 0 th­er Engines", by runCBl'l,1O/9., If you want tnese 1:.:o0ks now I' shall ge:t them for you if you let me know. Tell Mum that we are all right, l::ut that 11 ttle John still has his cold. Tell Dad that I did no:t see the bloke t:tJat had the wireless to excbange. I don't know when we'll be home; probablY we shall wai't to se e the haroour bridge Opening. & the §how. .r"oning that all at home 'are all right, love from ack ,Glad·, & John." .

Tues. Mar. 22, 1932. Yesterday I . wal ked to the iVaratah Benevolent Asylum & Spoke to ,brother fob amut getting a pair of Spectacles for him. He said that as he goes 10 Newcastle about once a week he will get a pall' himself/. Old Jim 0 vi ngton gave me 2 of hi s po ens. One is nC as tIes I n The Air", & the other is" The power Of Love. r walked to the Oo-p/ store ~ got my new blue-black sui t. I met Will Brown who worked on the steelworks trestles wi th me. He belongs 1:0 the "All For Australia" party. He said that he still goes to "hurcl? wi th his wife. He is also out of "Ork.Frank Oocking's wife, Ada, has a baby gi­rl. Our Jack,Gladys & young John returned by the steamer "Hunter" from Sydney this morning. They saw ehe procession to the Opening of the Sydney harbour bridge on Sa1llrday,

& heard the Op.en1ng epeechec while standing nea.r sain t M aryl s ca thedral.. Thay all look, well.

Sat. Ap. 2, 1932, .l.bi s mornin.g I . :w~ote the following va-rses:- roW mULD VJ.'4~ w .l.W ?

The godless & rapaCious crews Wbo advertise .thai r latest brews

On hoardings, Walls & l' enoes~ Are aski ng how a glass or so Of alcoholio drink: would go, Regardless 01' expenses.,

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The ones, & twos, & threes & fours That eaoh deluded drunkard pours And drinks for sinful pleasure, All 'go 10 malt e oon d1 tio ns wor s e In eV'ry land, & are a ourse Impossible to measure.

They go to poison 'heart '& brain And help 10 fill the Earthwi th pain And poverty & sadness; . They go 10 rob a hOpeless wife Of happiness" & give :her strif e I nstead of peaoe & gladness, .

They go to rob their dUpes of weal th, And oharaoter, & strength, & health, And hOpe of life eternal; . They make them love the drunken feasts Where men de sO end . belOW the beasts I n dens of sin inf emal.

They go to make men strive & fight And vi olate eaoh moral ri gh t Of wives they swore 10 cheri~h; They make men squander wealth with foes 'Who disregard their victims' woes And let poor ohildren jeri sb.

How long, 0 Lord, bow long, how long Shall Ohri stl ans see thi s cruel wrong I mposed on 1x>wn & oi ty ? How long shall shameless prints pr lnts.enttoe The young$: old to' drink & Vice? fues no, one oare or p~ty?

The peOple all sbould now decide That Drink's foul trade shall no t abide Wi th all its sin ~ sorrow. ' . May ev' I' yone of sense & no te Reso 1 ve to work & Bp ea,k & vo te To banish Drink to-morrow 1

This morning I wrote this letter to Mr. A.O~Willls, agent general for N. S. Wi australia Fbu se, London, .H;ngl and.

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Dear Sir, As I have heard you Sp eale in the I slingt.on park & know that }1'Y:l are very well informed concerning all pu­

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THE godless and rapacious cre,,:s . Who advertise their latest brews

On hoardings, walls and fences

blic matters & movements, I am wri tin,g to ask you to do me the favour of informing me whether it is true or no t tha t the 1b y Scout 0 r gani sa­

Are asking how a glass or so Of alcoholic drink would go,

Re~ardless of expenso,f ~

t ion ix regl. stered as a mil­i tar y body at the Bri ti sh

War Office There has been r a great de"al of can trove rs y The ones, and two, and threes,,~,\d : conc erning ,the scou ts, &

fours I I That each deludeddrunka(d'pours : their ; eaders deny that it

And drini<s for sinful pl~asul'e, : 'i s a mi Ii tary mo v em en t. I, All go to make conditi'ons :Worse I would be extremely grateful

I In dry land., and are a curse I to you if you would .kindljr

Impossible to measure, : give me some infor ma tion ab­I

They go to poison hea~'t and brain

And help to fill the earth with pain And poverty and sadne~s;

They $0 to rob a hopeless wHe, Of happiness, and give her strIfe

Instead of !}sace and gladness,

out the movement. As a supp-or tel' 0 f Mr. J. T.L aug I . t h­

unk you for sendi ng the warn­ing that probably saved his life from destruction by de

They go to ·rob their dupes of wealth, Groot's srord.. . Thanking you And character and strength and health i

And hope of life eternal; , in ant c1 pa tion, I am, Sir, They make them love thedrtinke~i·:.,,! Yoqrs sincexely,

feasts, . Josiah Cocking " Where llJ,en descend below the beasts, •

In dens of sin infernal!

They go to ll1ake. men strive and figh~, And violate each moral right . '

Of wives they swore to cherish; . They make men squander wealth with

foes \,«ho disregal'd their victim's woes

Apd let poor children perish!

How long, a Lord, how long, how long Shall Christians see this cruel wrong

It;"pos~d on town ane! city? How long shali shameless prints entice The young and old to drink and vice?

- , > Docs no one ·care or, pIty.

I also wro t e the folloWing Ie tt ex:- "To the Regi strax

of Births, Marriages & Deathhs, K,aiina, So~th Australia. Sir, As I am about ~5 yeaxs of age & intend to apply for an old age pension, I ,WOUld be much 0 bli.d to }OU if you kindly, in form me whether o.r no t you can send me a coPy of my birth certificate.· To

The people all should now decide, the be t f my 1 no' led e & b-That drink's foul t,'ade shall not ablde S 0 A: VI g .

With all its sin and sorrow, eli ef I w'as r ~gi stered at the May ev'ryone of sensO and note .: Kadina ~ost; office by my ~ar-Resolve to WOl'k .1Ild speak and vote

To banish Drink to-morrow! : en ts, El. zab eth & Tho mas 00-

4'1 Lljt .. --Dandelion, : kinf; ,as being to In at K adlna .. ___ :r1 .. ",. .... _~ .. ~ .. ~ .. M- ....... -.-.. on t'he11 th of May, 1867.

. . I f you can' send a cert:tfJ.P/Ar , te of my' birth,please mID

110 • .ae what it will cost, 8: I will zsend a money order fot the ' amount. Hoping to receive an earl y repl Y I am Sir [

Yours sincerel:r,Josiah,Cocking. II " 1 - 1

Trur. Ap. 7, 1932. This ~rning I wrote a letter in re- ! }11K to my ai ster' s Ie t ter da ted ~ 5-4- 32. Yesterday I walk ed ~ to!'1 ewcastl e & paid ten pO'1Uds ti the Co-opj sto 1'1 oak\o0f Eli

iCdhe:lu;e ;,cgunls l7fo\9-fo!~'ot '1re W~(Als\fJl(tdb1'if· ~ildingP , 80ci ety In the afternoon, I attended a funeral n~U:iiHQUiX service in the 'I'i~es Hill Army hall prior to the funeral of Mrs. Hirst, who died in the Newcastle General HoSpital after an Operation.' She is Mrs. Grice's sister.

Wed. Ap. 13, 1932. This morning I sealed a letter to the ma,.. nager ,Cen tral Bi ble Truth Deoot, 5 paternoster ,square, Lo­ndon, E.O. 4, England,asking him 'to send me a list of pub­lica tions sold by the dopo t.

Sat. Ap. 16, . ,1932. Thi 8 morning I ~ught a postal note fa I'

5/- at the Tighes Hill post office lA: sent it to the registraar of bir ths, marriages, & deaths, Wallar oo , South Auzstrali a for a copy of my' birtb-cer tificate. This aftemoon I finish­hed reading. ,for the second time, "Evolution: Unacienti f­iC andUnscI'iptural", by A.~ .pollock". Last night I was wi th the sarmy in Hamil ton. Alf. oven.den & hi s famil y have lef t the Ti ghes Hill c~ps & they have gone to the Mayi'i eld corp s. Yes terday Mrs. stones paid me £ 12-10-0 on her ho­use account. Last week we received 8. cheque from Mr. Pinfold for £ 17-10-6 on acfount of Hardy's second mortgage. I have 2 new raddlb valves at 14'- each & an Amplion loud Speaker fOl' 25/- from Les. Mitchell, & have got the wireless work­ing again. Oharli e has put up hi s ae ri 9.1 again.

Sat. Ap. 23, 1932; This moming I have re-wri tten the letter that I sent to jlmeral Higgins of the Salvati en ArmY,Lon­don, on the 17tb of Aug. 1931, which ws not answered. I in­tend to send the letteto Higgins so that he shall gdt it next F·riday. Last night I was wi th the A:rmy at Hami lton • Envo y Harry Bukk leii. I' Spoke twice,· Mum has gi ven Gladys a new qui 1 t.· .. An ex tact from the I'I n terna tional Soci ali s til of 25th of May, 1912: II The followirtg figures will oonvey {i sli gh t idea of thewiokeii waste of war :- Oost. Date. Oombatan ts. ~ Oost. Men killed. . . l793-18~5. France v. ngland. £~50~OO"O,.C;iOO.,., 1~;K)~,',8o..0., .. If) 5 . .:r Sty. C~'im€ a wax. '" :~:x~zpc, )05,OOO,0 IJu,,..,j!.l':>' 000. lth:j-65. Am.Civil war. £7LP,OOQ,(~OO.. ():j3,OOO. 18"('( lE"'] FT.'c'r.nE v P:C·U8D:l8.. ;:::)ll·,COO,((.C. 9 _. .'--- . i -. . ..... V· • " 2 0,000.

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Fri. May 6, 1932. Last Friday night I walked to the Newcastle :,J;railway station &. saw general & Mrs. Higgins arrive from Syd:­ne}/Later I joined a long procession of Salvationists who fOll­owed them from pacific street to the town hall, where seats were reserved for us in fu e gall ery • General Higgins & his wife are 'goodapeakers •. The hall was nearly fu11-- roostly Salvationi sts.I gave '. brig. Annet ts the cop y or m y >lett~r 1D Hi ggtns,. Tha t was a cOp y of myfirst let ter ,which I sen t to London, but which was no t~ answeree. I have wri tten ano th ex to hi m, 1D which he repliei as follows:-

"I n Bri sbane. 2'ld'May, 1932. My dear Brother, I am in rece -i P t of your letter of the 23x d ul t. It has beEn i~ossible for me to acknowledge it earlier o~ng to the pressure of work.' lam distressai to hear that any +i terature which has been supplied to Juniors as pri zes can be considered as deserving the condennation which ~ en express u-pon itt. Of course, I canno t say, as I am!lo t p ersonall y p,cquain ted wi­th what is(supplied, but I certainly Wlql make some inquiries, & sh::>u1d it turn out to be that we are sUpp lying, novels 0 f the character which is harmful, then it shall be stOpped. I wish you had given me the titles of some of the books, so that I could have Judged for myself. I am afraid I am unable to reply to your suggestion that I. should e~ress my Opinions on warfare. I trust my general attitude is indicative of where I stand. Very sincerelY-yours Edwd. Higgins Mr. Josiah COCking, 41 Ingall street Hayfield East, N.S.Vl." God bless }Ou."

This morning I wrote anot:Q.er letter to Higgihs, pointing out th:.i; t;l. t ALL novels are harmful ?~ should"'no t be gi ven tO~:lchi1dren. °1nce my last entry I have cut out the best portions of myoId papers ~: pasti.ng them into books.

Sat. May 7, . 1932. \Testerday we recei ved this from s1 ster:­

"Marshall st. De.pto. ,5-5-32. Just a few lines to let YO'J. know that Lila has a young son •• I t was born on the 1st of May.

~J~dn-: t- ~af~ct Jg t!i~m~R~~ v:ft g~~fc~iar;ob:i~r~e; ;:~e J' to you. He is a lovely boy ,weighs 8t pounds, has fair hair; '.

Co 112 • . which I think\" iII be curly, blue eyes, &: is the exact image of George. 8h e is we'll .~~ the picture of happin esse Dad has gone to see her to-day. 'fae Wongawilli min e worked 2 pays, 8: bang goes it.again. This is very disheartening, ,~ ~

bu t much be tt er than no' work at all. Jim has been, working H,.

a t the min e bol ling the bi lly & a t the fi tting shop. He ~ was getting 8/- a day f~ of:l y go t 10 days in. He will bel. appointee to the fi tting if be proves good. Nelly, Bob, "::: P earl are well, also F' lor Ii e & her famjJcy: Mat Pettigrew if' getting around again, but I don't thirik he will ever work again. I don't know what'they call the baby, but I 'think Geor-ge wants Francis Barry Lila will leave that to George. $he says that all she cares for is that she is so. JV~ll. His -, (XXli~Xc~~~IN!Xfi~X~lX~fXlli~XI~~fXK~HX~~~XI~~~~~ Hi~rere.xxp:~X~i)t~ other grandfather wan ts 'i t called at ter him,; !~arr y, but i fancy George wi U have his choice. Florrie haw just come dcI'm to polish my floors. I will write again. I want to catch the mail. Love from all from Dap to. Vlri te & let us know ho w you are all get ting on. II

I also wrote a letter of- inquiry re Mum's bir th certificate to the registrar :of births,marriages f' deaths, London.

Oopyof a letter fl'om my Sister, Elizabeth Jane pettigrew:-, "Marshall st. Dapto, 5-4-32. Dear Bro ther & sister, At long last I take the Opportunity of letting you know we a.r e all well. The min e has been working si x days, vlJi th the proSpect of another 4 weeks. They have only a small contract, but it is muob better than nething. Jim cannot get a star t ye t as they don't knew when the mine will work again. I have be En vel'y busy, for I have been doing the housework r:!lyself, I have the boarder back again. He seems to think him self a fixt;re while the. mine works. Florrie dces my' washing & il'on ing& Jim doe s the floer s. I Sp end an y sp ar e time kni tting. Lila & George were home for a few hours last week-end. She is splEndid.I supp-pse I shall have a pmQ1e call at the end of the mon th 01' early in May. I will let you know ii-all goes well I had EO b Woodward wi th us for the Easi£er helidays. He is working on a bridge at Kiama. His wife is working Up at manilcik Vera .is at school Up there. He seems to' be a bi t disillusion ed in his second venture. He never

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t11 Ingall St~, Mayfield East, May 7th, 1932. To.Mr~ James p ettigT ew, Marshall st., Dapto. Dear Jim & Liz Jane, Your welcome letter of the 5th reaohed us yesterday with its pleasant news oonceming your new grand son; & we are If)lleased t to find that his arriVal has brought his mother no bad oonsequ­ences. Being a Ma~Day arrival, the Communists will be able to o elebrate the pleasant event wi th grea t en thusiasm, though d0-ubtless they v.uuld rather celebrate the advent of freedom. I am glad to find t;hai; :lmmg George, F ranci 8, B~..:rr y, Ear ry, or whatever the young gent 1 Etllan' s name is or w1ll be, is a lovely roy; for ugly ohildren suffer through daring to make their advent· on this planet w1 th my defonn1t1es of limbs 01' features: I like blue eyes r My mother's youngest son has blue eyes & was "the yrettiest baby in South Australia", but that was nearly 95 years ago,'& things have altered very much sinoe then ~ I can imagine Lila lying there & admiring h~ son & heir & being supremely hap:R y ~,God bless her. T ell her to ta.1ce good cal'e of het'self & not get up too soon & bring endless t rouble on her self. I have long ago oome to the conclusion that t.o follow the occupation of a miner of coal is to waste good time •. There are so many dangers & so man·y stOpp ages tha t the occupation is not a 'Oaying one. I am sorry, that I wasted 2J years of the best" portion of...E!.y life in ooalmining. Young Jim will be well advised to look

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far. Charlie & Fred are still idle,like myself. Charlie earns a few shillings at playing his trombone & saxophone, but I would rather he did not get money in that way. AXthur is s still attending the High SchOol to learn' teaching, but at pr­e sen t ther e seems to be no proSpe c t of getting an appoin t­men t if he were qualif"iei to the very highest degree. Things t~ alter some time,though, & give him an op)..--;ortunity of earning his bread & treacle at kid-wallOping ~ I tell himthat the best game is being a member of parliament • All that is needed is a Ii ttle learning i<, alarge-- very large-- amount of cheek. 'tVhen men like Dave 'Vatkins can keep a seat in parli­ament for 31 years, surely Art could do the same •• But I don't think Art has the ambi tion to be an M. P. , though he ~ s, Ii ke hisDad, ready to argue on anything whether he knows all ab- l, out it or,not. Florrie is still at the nursing, but her very intimate frfend,winnie Drylie ( daughter of }!ajor Drylie of the Sarmy) has given up nursing in the' sydney hOSpital after a 3 months trial of the work. ~rinnie left a well-paid job at ~l' ewc as" tIe to go nur sing. I am. glad indeed to find that poor old Mat is getti ng well again. He may be able to 'work again yet; but it would not be v/ise to work hard again w'hile he <:Jar). get the Old-age, or invalid pension. That reminds me that I intend to apPly for the old-age pension OIl the 11th of ttli s month as I shall then be sixty five years of age. I sent to the Hegistrar of births in Wallaroo recently, 8~,for :five sbillings,got a coPY of my birth certificate. Then I s shall be, if apared,exernpt frompaments to the Gardeners' L Lodge ( ex cep t a few pence weeki y) & shall s ti II' l;e en ti tIed to all benefi ts of the lodge. Jinn~! 'I'lill have to wed. t 3 more years befol'e she becomes enti tIed to her old-age pension. She will then be 60 years of age. Jack, John & Gladys axe all well, but of co.:.rs'e Jack is still. looking for a master to rob him. Jose, IVY, Kei th & Daphne aI'6 all well. Jose's wages are much less now than formerly,A',: he has to watcl~ his expendi ture to balance hi s budget. He has a lot ye t to pay off his, house, & is doing his best to pay it off this year. Gi ve Florrie a kiss fOl' me for polishing your' floors. That's what I like to see -- cl1ildren appreciating 8e loving good

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& all of you. Well, good bye for the time. Wri te again & let us know how you are all going along-. :wi th love & best wishes f om brother Joe. Ki ss the baby for !!l£ • II

Fri. May 13, 1932. 'Last wednesday was my sixty-fifth birthday, so I wen t to the Customs House, N ewcastl e, & go t 2 fo rms to-

, fill in to apply for the old-age pension. I' also gor Mr. BEn pl'yor J.P. to sign a declaration that I am 65 to gi VB to Bert Cadog en, secretary 0 f the Free Gardeners' Lodge, so that I may be exempt from' nearly all fu tUre paymen ts to the lodge. I gave- it to Bert's daughter on the way home. Yesi;.. erday I was busy filling the form for the pensiont &. have not f ini Bh~d yet. The ant>un t s paid to me b yMr .Pi nl 01 d on be-half of Mrs. Hardy who is buying our house at 10 Henson Av­enue, Mayfield, are as fol10ws:-

Da te~ . Paid. Augu s t '23, 19 C!{ D9p<?'si t £ 100-0-0. Dec. 22, 1927. £ 10-:0-6. Feb. 16, 1928. £7- trO •. M: ay 1, 19cB. £ 10-'2-0. S ~ ~ 7, 1928. £ 10- 2-0. Nov. 2), 1928. £ 10- 2-0. AUg. 14, 1929. £ 8-12":'6. NoV. 19, 1929. £ 11-12-6 .. Feb. 18, 1930. £ 11":12-b. Aug. 13, 19;0. £ 11-12-6. Nov. 19, 1930. ' £ 8-1'2- 6. Feb. 24 1931. ,f 11-12;..6. June 17, 1931. £ 10- 2-6. Sep. 1, 1931. £ 10-2-6. Ap.1, 1932. £ 18-0-0.

Balance • £ 179-0-0. 168-19-6.

-£ 161 ... 15-6• £ nI~~~:6. 151-'13-6. £ 141-11-6. £ 131-9-6. £ 12~17-O-. £ 111-14-6•

£100-2-0. , £ 88-)0-0.'

£ 74-17-6. £ 68-5-Q. £ 58-2-6. £ 43-0-0.

£?O-O-o.

Mr. Mervvn Smnes' in Inga1i street. Date.

Acoount on the house that Chal'lie built

Aug. 14, 1931. Oct.;o, 1931. Dec. 31, 1931.' Ap. 15~ 1932. Ju1 y 10, 1932. NOV. 11, 1932. Feb. 18, 1933. U ay 13" 1933. Sap. 1;133. Mar. 2, 1934-~oc t. 193 ~

, ;£ 175 due on April 8, 1931. Paid. Left. .£ 12..:..10-0. £ 162-10..{). £ 12-10-0. £ 1'50-0-0. £12-10-0. £ 137-LO-0.

£ 12-10-0. £ 125-0-0. £ 12-10-0. £112-10-0. £ 12-10-0. £ 100-0-0. £ 12-10-0 £ 87-10-0. £ 12-10-0. £, 7 ~O-O. £ 12-10-0. £ 62-10-0. £ 12-10-0.' £ ::0-0-0. £ 10--0-0. .£ 4:)-0-0.

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116. \~ed. Hay 18, 1932. yesterday I walked to the Co-op. store

&: got a paper showing that the total amoun t we have J2aid to the store from May 11, 1931 to May 11,1932 is £ 96-13-9.

I went to the NeWcastle Gas conpany' s office & got a paper showing the total, amount paid in the same period, which is £ 4-13-3. I got a paper from the water Board showing that we have paid. £ 5-s:. 4 in the same time. ThEn I wen t to th tom hall & got a paper from the council' 's accountant show ing that electrici t y had co st us £ 4-6-7 ,f or the la.st year. I went to the Royal Insurance office in S~o tt stree t to re­new the insurance on our furni tur e, rut as I had' no t bro­ught the policy I could not renew. From there I went to Merewether by w!3-y of Darl)~r street 8~ ,ffHmd Hr. Sargfflt at r,l' s 'lLlOm'e l' r', L~ll) O'''''{'('1 c· t.:t ·"""-C' F ", 10""['; + '11 0 )./ -('""uk /3' 'rr'l ti tl'ed 4-.,. .. •• --u(lr'· __ 1.. u u· \.J -...I • __ 'l:~ • _ V 1 \.... ..,...( .... 1 >.. ..... ,,-h. ,

"War, What For?" ;by Kirkpatrick; "An au tline Of Modern I rnperi ali sm", by the P1 ebs t eagu e; (~, "A Sno l"'i Course "Of Eco!lomlc Sci ence", by A. Eogdanoff. On, the way home I oougt "When The Court Smiled"; &>y C. K. Thompson; 6d. Y,: "The British Empire & Its His,torY"Edward G.lIawke, for 9d"

l!'ri. May CO, li32. To-day Mr. SiDnes gave me the following .' letter to give in the pen'sions offiGTar:-

"L1l A; I ngall stree t, 2~~2 ~ 32. The Of fic'er i char'ge, pensions D:~p t. Newcastle" Dear 8i r, I beg to inform you that I owe Mr. J. Cocking,un,der mortgage held' by him, ;::', 13~' Trusting this is' the information requi'red 'rours fai thfylly, JJervyn W. StOnes." .

esterd'av I took my papers &: application form 'ro the pen­sion s of fice at the N ewc a's tIe cus'toms house, but the officer would not acc~ t M r. pinfold's declaration that he had' known me fi ve years, as it' was not long enough. 80 I wen t by tram to Wallsend & got red Lee, as Mayor, 1J:) sign a declar­ation thal,; he had mown me about LjO years. I met Lottie 8tevenson(01d Anthony Stevenson's daughter) who married one of old Bill Hardes' sons. Her son isllSonnyll Hardee who is aotive & prominent in the S:a,rmy. I ala met Bob ' Maddison, who works in the Wallsend colliery. Fred bought a read~made black sui t at th'e Co-op. smre f~r_ £ 2-l5-~.

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Thur.l:ay 26, 1932. LaF.Jt tuesday Mum & I went to Newcastle &: had a talk wi th the of ficer. in charge of the Old-Age p en­sions department. I gave hin the' declaration of Ted Lee. that he has known me 45 years ; "~ the letter from Mr. sto-nes. The offi car ask ed- Hum a few q'J.estions &: tYoed her an- _ swers &: she signed a paper. This morning I flnished read­ing \I?,rar_Wha t For?", &: t-he speech by the chancellor of the

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Telel/raphlo Address: "ALICUJUS. ESTRAND. LONDON," Telephone No. @'T)' Qii •.

TEMPLE BAR 4164,

AU communications on tMs subject should be addressed to "The Agent-General jor New South Wales, II not to any person by name, and the followinf( number should be quoted:

NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

AUSTRALIA HOUSE,

STRAND, LONDON, W.C.2.

May 23rd .1932 .

Josiah Cocking Esqre) ~ 41 Ingall Street, ~~Yfield East,

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Dear Sir,

Your letter dated April 6th reoeived and I appreoiate your kind remarks.

In response to your inquiry, I have asoertained that the Boy Scout Organisation is not registered with the British War Office as a military body. Of oourse the name of the organisation - "Boy Scout" - is a registered name, originally given to the movement by Baden Powell, but it is not under any military control or supervision and not registered as a military body.

With kind regards, c.

Yours sincerely, E ••• Willis. 1

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117. Bri thish exchequer, on the causes of the Great ~!Jar of 19lLj.

Florrie's left eye has an abcess on it, so she is a pa-ti ent in the sick nurses' room at the Newcastle general hospital, but she is getting 1:etter,.~:um has gone to vtsit her to-day, & ;,;r t went yesterday. Willl1ie urylie is baCk at he o old p lace in Newcastle, as sbe did not like nuX sing. harlie & It'"'red are rEnovating our double bed & painting it.

The address oithe author of "Wal' .... - 'VVhat For ? II is Gool' ge Ross Kirkpatl'ick,west La ]'ayette, Ohio,U.S.A. Following is an extract from page III of that book:-

lI.A,fter the battle of watel'looi leaving t ens of thousends of their oomrades on the skul -strewn plains ov the uontin­en t, the hypnotized veterans-- ragg.§d & proud.-- retu:rnei hom&-- borne from hell--re tu.rned to E"ngland wi th glad hear ts ignol'antly& gullibly expecting a JOYous lI~loonle horne" by the masters who had flattered, bTutalized, ruled & used them. ! prouptly these brave & ignorant men from the bat­tlefields were Openly scorned & threatened by the industrial masters of England. ~I~Cim.EfXK~iD! ~N ever were mastero mor e more cruel toward deluded veteran patriots. Never were masters more heartless tOl"lards millions of half-sta:rved toilexs-­than were the Bri ti sh masters toward the half- starved rag­g'ed BI'i ti sh work er s who s e 1 a tour B h ad suppa I' ted th e ar my in the field f,or twen ty years •. promptlY at the c.lose of theNapoleoni,c wars a movement was made in the British parliament to l'elieve the leisur,~d class of one half of the income tax, rut none was made to ease the wrdens of the starVing working class. There ,was bi ting irony in the fact that "O:eJe of the first p.arliamentary struggles (fo­llowing the war) was the proposal of the govern.men t to reduce the inoome tax from ten to five per cent, & to apply thi shalf ( the unl'emi tt ed half) 01' it, producing about 37,500,000 dollars :toward.s the expense of main tain­ing a standing army of 150,000 men." See Brodrick & Fot­hel'ingham, "'Ihe poli tical Hi story Of England", volume 11, page 172 & follOwing. Of Course the purpose of this to-be-increased army was to have an arme,.g gUaI'd read]L to orQIibnthe "ho 1:0 II heroes !!~ from the -war &_utlenPfo,Yed..1. rea<;i~ to' hold .dam the grea t mul ti tud e Q..f poor1y'- paid o!...,.un emplo yed t.o1ler8;-- all noW' loudly complaining against the increasing misery tbruB t into their lives. 'lhe landlords at once advanced the la:­nd rents & the house rents so outrageously that many tho­u sands of feeble work~ng"7class veterans were forced into tJ:Qmpdom, &. wel€ then brutally abused for vagrancy. The bufge& hungry army of the unemployed actually found that in some ways peace was, at that time, even worse than war -- for the working class. This outrageous treat-

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118. men t, thi s brutal- con temp t for the worke rs from thei r p a:­rliamentary patriotic rulers may seem to the realier im­J!»ossi ble. The case, _ how-eve r, is so tYpical as to be wor th space for evidence. And,here is some testimony from wi tness­es not prejudiced,perhaps, in favour of the workers. professor. J.E.Thorold Rogers wri tes thus of the matter in "Work & Wages", p age 3)7 • ' "In point of :fact,tbe suffering of the working classes (in England) during thi~ dismal peri Ql ( the first CO years of the 19th century) •..• were certainly intensified by the hard partiality of the law; rut they were due in the main to deeper causes. Thousands of hoines were starved in ollbier to find means to sUpport the great war, the cost of which was really supported by the laboLtr of teose who toiled & earned the weal th which was lavt-shed freely, x~ at a good rate of interest,for the lenders, by the governmen t. The enormous taxation & the gigantic loans came from the store of aQcum­ulated capi tal which the employers wrung from the poor wa­ges of laoour, or thelandlords extracted from the growing grains of their tenants •. To outward appearance the strife was waged by armies & generals; but in reality the resouroes on which the struggle was based were the stint & starvation

of labour, the overtaxed & underpaid toils of childhood, the underpaid ~ uncertain employmen t of men. Wages were mulcted in order to provide the waste of war, & the profi ts of commerce & manufaotur e .. 11

The case is summed Up by ano ther au thori ty: "Di-s tress inst ead plenty,misery instead of comfort --. these we;-e the first r esul ts of p eaoe. I! Jey)hson: liThe Platf orm-- Its Ri se & progress" ,volume 1, page -25 3. _

1\ tlw Ent,'lish td.storian~·:X11- J.n.. -Jreen is thus frar.D: ill II

:{X~:txctmXxx xxx»;mrX~X(lt:tXEt{~Imx:?iJ!,. II T he war enrich ed th e landowner,the farmer, the merchant,the manufacturer, rut it 1 mpoveri sned tne poor. It 1 s indeed from these fatal yeal's that we must date that war of the olasses, that sooial severance between employer & employed, which still forms the main difficulty of Eng1i sh pol1 t:!!osl' " Hi story 0 f the English people. "vo 1. 4, p. 377."

S.R. Gardiner furnishes this testimony: If Towards the end of 1816 riots broke ou t in many places, which were put down •..• The government igno~ed the part whioh physioal distress play­ed in promo ting the di stuxbanoes. Tbe Manchest ex Massaore .••• a mass ~eeting of at least 5),000 gathered on Aug. 6i9thl6th 1816, in St. peter's field,Manchester •.•. The hussars charged , &: the wei ght 0 f di sciplined soldiers drove the crowd in­to a huddl ed m ass of sh r~iking' fugi ti ves pressed to ge tiler

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1l'{hen at last the ground was cleare\ upon ano tner. II A Studen tSI Histor :.

The people W 0 had fed & clothed. & armed the soldiers were now cutdown & trample1 down4XliiX:J(leJ~wl:::%M:tfsgX~X~~~I~liXX in heaps by I'OOlU1 ted soldiers ••. The historians Brodrick & Fotherlngbam summarize the matter as follows:- -"Four troops of hussars then made a dashing charge. • •• the peo~!le fle:i in wild confusion before them; some were cut down, more were tr~led down; an eye-witness describ "sev­eral mounds of human beings lying where they h;il fallen ll •

"Th e poli tical Hi story 0 f England. /I vol. 2, chap.8.

Justin MacC~thy' s statement of the case is instructive;: II There was wide-spread distress (in 1816). There were riots in the counties of England arising out of the distress. There were rio ts in various par ts 0 fLondon .•.. The Habeas 80rpus Act was suspended. A large number of working men con­c ei ved the idea of walking to Iomdon to lay an account of their distress before the heads of government ( perfectly reasonable). The nickname of Blankete6 rs was given to them

because of· their por table sleeping arrangements. (E very man carried a blanket)... The Massacre of peterloo tDok Dlace not long after •.... I t was a vast meeting.::..- -some 2'0,000 men 8: women aXe stated to have been present. (5'he yeo ma."'1r ~_c , a monn ted mil it i a foro e, dash Ed in u:;Jon th e orowd, spurring their borses & floun shing their sabres. Eleven ner-sons were killed & several h'..mdred were wounded. The governmen tbrough t in tIle .. " the famous Six Acts. These Acts were simply measur es to render it moxe easy to 'Jut down 8~ di Sperse meetings •..• . 0,: to suppress an:: manner of publ i cation which they chose w call sedi tio'J.s •. I t was the conviction of tbe ru.ling class that the poor 8:. the working cla~ses of. EnglaJ1d ·were preparing a r evoluti'on. ::: 11 1818 a motion for annual paIliaiY1Cn tee; C\: uni vet sal su.ffrage was lost by a majo:ri t:.r of 106 to notody. If .

1f8ays professor Jesse Mason Macy, "By a series of repress­ive measures popular agitation was arrested .•• populax~ag­i ta ti on 'flU brought to an e·nd :£y f orc e.

So cor.plete was the :repression that there occurred no great political consequences until the movement which ca­xl'ied the Reform .aLll ( i832). liThe English Oonstitution,page ~23 II .

Slimce is alWays the ol'der of despotism when the "bruised

lipstl of starving slaves E>'P,eak loudly for ~~eedom •. t in the 1'hus did the pro1.ld,patriotJ.c masters of Enc,land spl

1m. f aces of of the starving working class who supported the war, & laugh 1:0 scorn the old working class soldie rs who had fought tbe tong & horrible war. Thus were thl' battle-sca-' rred heroes-- & theil' fanilies sabred. & bayoneted. Thus were sorne of the rights they already had, torn from theil' hands. Thus were they denied a voic e in the government the y saved. Thus were the toiler??" veterans outraged,duped deSp­i sed, snubbed-- during & a;f ter tbe N1i:p0I~~rl!CiXjUJUX "glorious" Napoleonic wars. The shanleless C aesat' s who consti tu ted the English governll'len t of the time heaped wrong Upon wrong by' sending police spies into the great public me-etings of the rat;ged vetel.'ans of war & industry in stir then} ~ to Wiolence , thus furniShin~ the government ~.use for its brutalitY_L repressiE l~s~,§,B.Q..lh. See for exarflple,J.r.-Bright: "A Histor;rof England. I: period III, page 13)2 ••

Ehe following is an extract from "iVaI'-- \~!ha t For ? II P age228.

"One of the roost eminent bi shops in the Uni ted. states wen t in the Winter of 1907-8 before a Congressional Committee

& argued eloquentl y f or a large cash don'ation from Con­gress for a certakin "00 ys' academy managed b.~r hi s church. Bis chief argument was that the little fellOWS are carefully trained in the ~ of ~ & WOUld. be ready !or ~ in ~ of trouble." . . 1f an y schoo, s ~hus prep a.r e ooys to murder In.,mgry working m~n who are out on strike for a few pennies a day tomfeed their families--mwhich is a case of trouble. 'Now, imagine Christ training talder boys fO,r human butchery&: teasing the brutal government of his time for cash wi th which to buy Spears & swords for. the children t . There is a powerful section of the Ohri'stian church which teachef.? its en til' e member ship that the church has a right to exerrpt them-- the clergy-f rom the usual duties of ci ti zen ship , & especially from milit~y duty." See, "The World To-Dayll. page 596. sep t. 19:) 5.

NOW, it does not matter what c,hurch we mayor may no t be members of, all the men & all the women of the working class in all the churches & out of the churches- should band toget­her in a world-'wide fello\vsh1p & effor t of .the working class

to drive wa;t"from the world. Remember, mothers, it is not f ail' that your husbands & sons should be torn from your ho­mes,have cruel rifles thrust into their hands, & be 'forced into a war w~ re they may be destroyed. -- R: you be thus tbus widowed & your chi ldren be left fatherless; & at the. same time the minister who by prayer & public Speech exer­ted 'Qowerful influence to bring aoout tbe wal-- that he should be, exemp ted from the horrord o~ the battlefi eld, th3 horrol'S ~ close, where human bra.J.ns & blood are pOu-

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121. nded in 1;0 the mud by cannon balls & the hoof s of horses. Remember, too, that tens of thousands of ministers have no wi ves & no chi Idren to be desolat~. Does it no t seem rath er t hat these wifele 8S, chi 1dless men who want war should themselves go to the war instead of having your lovers go ? I t soould be reoeated: No matter what denomina tion they belong to,' these men who pray for war, or pray for victor-ies in war, or help to train ooys for war- those men should go & fi gh t th e war. I f. a war i 8 good, enough to pray for it is good enough to go to. Those who ,wan t "great victories ll

should be forcEd to go af ~r them, rignt Up to tne fron t, roo, where oannon sh ells bur s t striking hundr eds wi t h d eath-up to the fron t" into "Hell' 8 hurricanes ll • How does this ll1att;er seem 'l;o:,'O"J., ('notL!";!' ? 1,.liCJn't Yo'!.J. thi~lk 1. t over 8: bring Up the subject for friendly f<~ earnest 8: friendly .9.i s~~~ in .YQ..\lI.: com~Ul'!11jy ?

Why not ur ge all women everywhere to~ake up this subj ect & thus ohain the atten tion of society to the subj eo t of ,the degradation & slaugh tel' of the men you love? In the IIWes t­minister Review" of July ]1-9:>7 is the following suggestion of a topiC suitable for discussion in women·' s societies & news­p~ers :- "There is another insidious form 'of militarism that is very wideSpread & '·pOpular. I refer to the Lads' Brigades (in England) which are attached to so many chu­rches of different denomi,j;ations. Under pretext of giving then physical training, boys are taught the spirit of sub­mission to another's will, & to love the trappings of mi­l! tari sm. • •• Thi s coupling together of mili tary training

8: religion has been well described. by the rev. Dr. Aked of Liverpool (now of New York) , as IIpreaching Heaven & pI' ac ti sin g H ell. II THe Americm mOliner can notnsolace herself wi fu the thought that what Dr. Aked referred to was a practice in fa1'-away ~ngland 8: does not much concern her. For this new cruci-fixion of Jesus & the degradation of the little boys, a strong soci e ty exi st s in th e Un it e1 Stat es. The Uni t ed Boys' Brigade is an organisa.tion for training the trigger­finge~s & the blood.-lust of boys nine years & upward in the basemen t rooms of Ohri sti an churches. liThe obj ec t of the o rganisation II , as announCee in the monthly magazine of the orga"lisation, liThe American Brigadier ll , is •••. to promo-te reVerence & discipline •••• to create in them a love for thei~ country ••.• & while the ooys are tho~qtdKhly: drilled in mllita~ (1J)iscinline & tactics, it serves to make them gtl'Ue C"hrlstTan-soIiII ers. The lIJ\nerican Brigadier II ofricially announCes that there is nothing equal to it in drawing them into the Sabbath School.

122. Thus the church is to be made like a pXize-fighting Xing in order to make it look good to the little boys. The IJAmexican Brigad,iexH of Dec. 1907 gives away its secret in a lengthy accouJt ,headedlJSecuxing a New Recruit", as follows. (One boy to another): We gu to 3i ble dxill every , Saturday & have setting-Uo exereiers 8: Bi ble dl'ill, 8: some­times we vi si t 0 th er CO!11p ~ani es. Gee ~ bu t our c a~ an y can show them how to drill. And we go camping in Summer, .& we P have a bully time ••••• Bible drill •••• Gee ~but thexe are some bully stories in the Bible ••.• l7e,read about Samsolf,the strong man that beat Sandow all hollow, & king David, the sei ge of Jericho, .& las t week we read about a sheph e:rd boykilling a gi an t wi th a slin g sho t. •..• II ... '

I n the IIBxigadi er of }~ov. 19071s an artiole, Ifl'1hat it Means to be a $01d:i. er ll , in whi cb is the f<bllowing:-. . ~ .,

II There is but one vlOl'd that oovel's all, that is obedienoe: obedienoe to ordexs &.. strict discipline. The foundations of all militaxy or'ganisations xest upon this one basis. II

preOl seiy: obedi_enoe. 1bat is to say, an innooen t Ii ttle fello,:: who bas been drillea tbus fox sevexal years to forget that he has a 'brain & a will of his Q.Y!.!. , drilled to obe:yallol'­dS'I's [email protected] --- suoh ,a boy at the age of ewenty wID, of oourse,automaticalli & stupidly obey any oro.er-- ll9. matte.,!; how vile--ev6;l tbe order: .'fFire ~ Charge ~-- though lithe enemyll the target, be little silk-:mill wage-slave girls ten to ewelve , years old who, must toil a whole "J1,reek for one dollar 6: 60 CEnt s, & ar e out on strike fOl' a few di me mol' e, per we ek 8~ 1;'1

while ou:t on, strike are~arv_ed in to being rio tous. -Armed xowdies--wi th riot gLillS--' foI' starving,rioting ohi1-d ren ~ Tbe American Brigadier is primarily a religious magazine, so they say; but it offers a breech-loading Sp;r.'ingfield rifle as a premium to tt1T boy "fO ""ill gE"nd in the most sub-­soribers. Imagine Christ making his cause pOpular v.ri,th lit­tle boys by offE?ring tbem a weapon with which to murder~ The Brigadier wins the toys to Jesus by seductively baiti.ng tbe savage that still lurks in the "civilize1" breast. T be magazine gives piQtures of armt es, ba ttl..E?-monumen ts, gun ., drills" mili tary parades, camp lif e, gay mili tary uniforms, littleooysI,:i,th gvns, swords, tents, banner's; oannon,; pictu:res also of pompous-looking ,gilt...,llr,aided "big men" farnom" prof-e ssional human butchers. The magazil1 epr in ts alluring ste-r'ies of a;rmy.:....g~ navy life; makes 'a speCialty of 8.dve.rtising milital'y a,I'ms,Llilital'y clothing, we·st piont story Looks.cQc so :forth. 'Ihis organisation woX'ks in':': . through the oL1Urch. I t is, strong & is gaining grou~d. It, boasts ofl1~.ving br~­'eDes 111 many states. In the' HCl t ,of Clmrcbe s ll , BrooKlyn,N. Y, j

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are energeticallv8: patriotically for we movement, some of them proud 1 y (& craftily) having their pict'lres taken wi th the training co n:p ani ea. Thp p astors' ~oses in these pictures ~';ake the pastors look like valuable assets to the capitalists of theil' churches, but the poses somehow do not suggest the quiet 8~ gen tIe Jesus. "pu:; up the sword ll is out of date with these kerosened procurers·political. fhere are many thousands of innoc En t Ii ttle church to ~s thus in tr aining. Oc tober 5, 1%7 twen ty-five hund:::~..:..~ of lit tIe fellows, marched on 5th Avenue, New York Oi ty, varrylng gune & S1\IODis; T:!fo'tll' of the ~Q,~tjl'~=,'E~l cb:i.lu;r ~ ·l:!.'ri_ ~ e:i !! t: a 11 gbt D c:nn ox: • Tn e ,1: rl' el' ttl. ~-go Jte'itl ~t't ~, qt. 1j asl'i in f, .... tOll by a II judi clous !,li '-:glh:q:;1i of winks 8: am ll~8 1 a haartl1 'i (':"10"",J1""(;>"1 n :;" """, 'I (:) IV'~'ll-"l' """"1 O>'Y'J "'0''1 ({'j C~'l'lI /,1". ,;. ':""~''''-'l <::--; ..• l,.l .. ~ .... ~----...;J t.,.I..I .. IJ ",_.. .-.>v_ ............. _ ........... ~.J- "'.;. ' .. t ... ·. -. _ l. C,.

Saystl1e COmnla11jOio'.-i:1 h'l.Rf,~B. pOpe, in lis rE\')or,t "In gEneral ... it oe."l be safd. tllat in the qua:rters wh-ere we have desired to oblain reoogn1 tlon our lnfluenoe ls greater,& tbe reap ec t tend er ed to U8 18 much Il1O re 00 rd.1 a1 than • v er befo:re. Our ens gevernm.t bas pa1d Speoial .tt ell tioD. 1n several dir eo tlens to the qrk of thilt ergan1eati.n, & our develeptnen t',!. ?&'r'efplly fcnllo~ed, ,?:t th~ ~igl1 est ill, ~u ilJ9:L'-1 ty, who appl'e 01 at~,';the pO sBi bi111;H~A OJ. 1jhe sp lend.1.'. 001-dlery "hi.oj~ 'libe o.isation 18 making, should the necessity ever arise when this bod:r might be needed. (in a strike, for exa~le). 'Dr1ll should never, be allowed te take "the p:1ace of 1'\.e11gi'Oll exeroisee • At the eame time a Judio:to'Us rdTig-1 i.n g 0 f both consti t'J. tee means 'tili'ougn which we ca."1 obtain highest results". "Amerioan Brigadier" Nov. Itt! 1907.

And the following is from a report..0n a meeting of the organi .. sa. tiO! h~ld in C a1 Val' yMethodi st pi seep al Cburoh. New York i ty, WAY 13, 1907. "There were alsO present a num-ber of army offioers, Na t~onal Guard officers (~ veterans of t the CiVil W8l" •.••• The churoh was beautifully decorated lIfi th flags •••• General o all\) bell presided ',~ presented mes­sages of goodwill,~ good wi shes from the P residen t. of t

"the Unitee states,fl'Onl Col. Fred Grant •••• & fr4>m mQny 0 other lnfluen ti a1 mel.' It How in terestingly oons1sten t- good Will &: good wi sh es frf!)tll the pr eei,iential chairman of the exeoutive COlnmi ttee of the Oap1talist class im ,Amerioa; that is , the Natio­nal Government-- "good will & good 1d shes" to the seduc­ers of small boys 1x:l serve as fist &: tllskfox the ruling class. The Boy-scoutis the latest example 'or: tn.1s chri­stened &: ker4jsened cunning to sechlce the innocent small

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"o"ster Bay, July 17. presidelllt Roosevelt bas pu.t his hearty appr.valon pub1io solaool rifle praotloe~ 'In a 1 et ter of'oongra tula ti.on to Ambrose Scbarf en be1'g 0 f ~l'Of)k 1"" nan eI:'.i '~6 B~G .... ~. wi lllUU' 0'" tue su;:;o "J.. "'0 ~I'!()oting itl"opnr of the public school Athletic. League, he takes occasion to encourage the s,)rstp .f rifle pra-o tiee inaugurated by general George B. Wingate ,retirred. That tl.is letter .1:D j'01.llg scharfenberg may have far':"re­aching influenoe as posei ble it was made publi. at the p residen t' 8 requ eat te-day • I tis as foll.we :-:-

"M)Uea:r .Y~UIl~~ }t'rl_d, I heartily cengra1ula'te yeu up. beillg deo1ared by ihe p~bll0 9cho_1 Ath1etie Leagu. teD stad first 1m rif1. lIhootiag arIOag all ·tae bey. of tae Rlga School. of New Yolk Oity ,,_ have tried during the last year. Moya grevm man whG1nJ:eca?d._ ai_elf as .. craok rifle shotwu1d be preudot suoll a 800re. Your alei11 is a eredit • yeu & also 'be ~urmpri.o1pa1 &: tea­~her8 &: to all conneoted wi tb the ntuual ~a1.ini ao1l.o01 which Y8u atteRd &: I knew thea a11~1 ( ''rAe 'usual diffid­ell' on!esaiall ol omllisolen •• ) praotia. ill 'rifie ahooti.g 19 .f "value b. devel.phg net only mtl.aolea, but .erye .... · •• It ia a p.r.t a •• eoessi 1;y that tlle v.1un tee1' shou.ld alwayss knelt' how tD shoo t.. .• The graiuates from our aoMol. &: 0011 eges .hou1d be tht.la tratllled. so as to be pod she "8 wi th the .111tary rifle. Whef1 80 trained they CGllStl 111". a grea" addiiie. to eur Ratio.al .tr_gtla &: g!reat assur­ance fer.the peaCe.f 1l'le oOWltry."(Froll nWar_WbatFor, p age s 233- 4. ) • '

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have i t r~ ai red. I bought a CQp y of the 1}1i de no:r d Ma­gazine (1/3) & ordered it in cC)me men thly un til fur ther orders.Alderma:':l parker of Newoastle frem the Royal Oak pub balcQny last night. He iea ca.lldidate for paTliament. Many hostile questiol!l.s were asked by the audienoe.· .

The following is*/JuG)tation from page 16 of the book en­tit1ei "An Outline Of Modern Imperialism". "The century ended "i th Bri tain. at war wi tb the 2 Sou­th AfriOall (Ih er) Republios-- the direo t appeal 1» fo­ree in whiob. the Jameson raid had for.ed the prelude. Brailsford has sullllled up in a COUple af. senteno es the c­ause .f this war!-"What the lIinecnm.el's really a't oottCi)!'I desired was cheeper

·1a.b011l'; &: their effort te!) aoquire poli tl.cal power tlarou.­III tae framchise had .e!) other obj eo t •• Good goTernmea t, as one ef thea reokoned, would !lean t1fO 8: a balf .t11ion s a yea:rinpi"idends.1I tlVat".Qf Steel & Gold". pages 55-6•

In faot, if we judge the wa.r in theonl,. possible WilY, na.1l.ely, by its results, by the tdrlls of the peace whioh followed it, we shall see how true that SUIll11aT y is. The wat' resul tee in the establishment of Kat fir (~ Ohineseo oheap label" & cOlllpoUl\d slavery in the Rand minel3,. &: in the reduc tion of whi te men's wag.es. This prooess is Be;) t call1ple1}e, as the fi eroe struggle in March, 1922 clearly showed.

Thur. June 2z 1932. YBsterday! went to the knee-drill,w which was le::t by young Jim stan sblr y. In the aft.ernoon at 2 0' o lock we began a number of meetings in Mayf'i eld &Smeanore. In the evening we had an Open-air meetlng in Smedmere, & a meeting in. the smedmr.e Insti tute, led by major lbdd • Jessie Carpenter & .]tL"s.Luoas were the pr_ inoipal ~eakers. only a few,people beside:s Salvationists a it. Slded·. TVIO Ii ttle girls wen t 'b) the p eni'tents' form. Thi s morning I wen t tG the knee-drill again·,which was l~ by Mrs. Bannister. I have written anotew Bert. Sargent re his books.

Tues .. June 6, 1932. To-day I finished readtng "An Ou tline

126. Of MGdern I mperl all srn"; 143 pages, ~ubllshed by tbe plebs League, Nov. 1922. . On page 73 the au thor says:-

n Sa far as the masses are.ooncerned we must remembe I' that they are at tlae meroy of' those whit eduoate theil, &: ~r.vde them wi tk news &: vi ews. '. Wi th their OWD. ooun tl'y set for­th as the "land. of hop e & glGl' Y", the home of freedom, the refuge from tyranny,. the bles t land, wi th matohless beauty orowned, & manly hearts 10 guid , the fair," how oan a people gro" Up) without the belie! that t1ile~r own raoe i8 destined W, a peouliar & Heave-oorn mission?

,Aad if, in aocomplls,billg that misslem., a war Is necessary woo is' 'bit bla.!Jle but the Gpposing natioR In falling to undel"staRd the intentions of pmvide~oe ., But sinoe ev­dry C0UJ try In 1 ts evolution in to I q5\'"e1'ia11 ela tollows the sarae general oourse, the re8ult isinevltable in "a1'8-'''' &811 that these involv:e •• \I . . .

On page 135 are these lIOrd~:- "Finally, Imperialism te-aohes us the abse,lute neces~i ty :r,r il1depelldBO., bo tll ill tkought &: aotion. We h"ve tried. t". show that laoerialla8 is Simply the latest stage er Oapi tali 811. I t i. 0&.t')ltal-1.~ bee.lliag 1n "bSraatloaal. 8: lIonepell stio • ..J!I:roalUl~~ 811>1y. the preble. of IlIpexlal~s.'I1 1I'111le Oapltallstlle.sts .. Tae tw. are oound Up tegeth.er. Tlle 8ueoess of, Labor p'" 11Cy, tRerefore, depeads .l'l its 8lear &: ab_lute separ­ati011 from C,-",l taltst pollo1.8o~ NoLll:>eral er seml-"Li beral fe:rlmllas of peaoe &: refor. will .eet :tlle .eeds I.f eu.l" tille. Se lOllgaB, ta.ae who.' sen trel industry do ~ wi tlt only a vi ell' 1;0 iilet l' ewn. profi t, 80, lAng a8 theee p eep.1e hav. power, W simp the'wheels of preduoyion wllenever a' suffio­iently renDleratl.Ye profit does not seet! 1:0 be fo:rtb­coming, 1 t matters not whetker, they.all thems,elY .. COll servatlve., Liberals, , or by any other name. EC01llomi8 crises will inevttably reour wi thin the Capt talistio OOUlD. t­ries; &: I~erial1sm will pursue its Juggemaut cc>uree, . cruslling the tOiling masses ben ea t'R ita niurd el"OUB wheels" The contrelOJt! iDdustry must pass Int. tae haat1s of.ta. worker.~· The Issue is s111ply whether tlle resouroes of the world shall be explol tfd for the benefit of_the few, or shall be organised for the wellbeing of all.' That is the question whieh faaces-.-the lJorld. .. WillJQu DGW, at last be11eTe what the Soclali s ts have been te111nc lOU fo:r 60 many years: that ~ur U:nlen Jaoks &:, t1'1ooleurs &: Imperial Eagles are only 1ays 1n> ke~ you amus.ed, ~ •• at •• e:l"8 ~:r •• ,,·1, liworeal-flags in the world bSlcefortb­the red flag o~ go.181'lS_ & :me 1:)1&01: flag of.Oapitallsa." Bernard Shaw in If OQmmon Sense Abou t the War. tI

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eh1111ngs -(£ 1-10-0) from the Ti ghes Hill post CDffioe again il-day. n the Wa ty home I bough t a glass wash 'to ard at Sbeargeld' e shop f.r 413. Wed. June l5,1.932.Yes~erday there was an eviction ;riot at Franklin's hot.1.se in Olara strect,Mayf1eld, & many men wert. injur ed. by the ba'tons of the police. & seve.xal policsemm " were hurt & taker~ to hospital. The ten.ants,named Woods, were put out with their f1.:l'niture. There are to be OOl.!.xt prQ­ceedings over the Iiot.

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eaeant prOprietors. , P ring this fe dal relationship was''t~ increase ef over

))0 per ce nt ln the prioe of lI'Gf?l. WOGl9growing, t her e­fore, sa ye Roger e, was 1; he moet prof! taple emplo yment

of agriou1ture". To establish themeel"Jee ae wool-grow­ere the feudal lords forol bly drove the peasante from the land to whioh ·the peasants had the' sa e feudal rlght as the lcxrd himself. SURpLUS pop tt ATI ON. This thieving of the peasants' "oommGlln flelde tl & the "cornmon :il:and" was o8l'-r1ed out under t he farm of "enc1os-uresti. 'Says Wilkins: "In U8' years 1375 separate'

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ulation was death ortransportet~on for 1if:ne. L d H' h Henry Fie1ding, in his work dedlocate~to f. e or. log Chancellor of Great Britain ( PhilllP Lord Hardwlcke) suggested that "redress" should take the forIll of. "to hind er the poor frOTll wander ing. " Fi eld ing 's !fredres s .. was not to send the peasants (thrown off the land by the enc osures) back to work under the old conditions which no lOnger· exist ed, but to "compel the poor to starve or beg ,<!I

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bonds & paupel's. Legislat ion treat ad them as voluntary criminals, & assumed that it depends upon their own good­will to go on working under the old cDnditions that no longer exist ed.

Tues. June 21, 1932. This is midwinter, & a cold, rainy (,ay. I have finished reading the "Workers' Monthly"s that I borrowed from Bert Sargent; also the "Pan-Pac-ific Worker"s he lent me. MY 'verses, "What Is War ?"

were reprint ed by the flWaratah-Mayfi eld Weekly" last week. Last night Charlie visited Shan~o,a young Russian who has just come home from a voyage in a ves­sel in which he is ,I think, the the 3rd engineer. His mother is very proud of him. Yesterday Jim Stansbury returned fI The Moral Damage Of War," 450 pages by Wal-t er Walsh, Gil fiJ.lan Memorial Church, Dundee. Publ ished for th~ International Union. Ginn & Co.,Boston,1906.

Tu. July 5, 1932. To-day we received the follow,ing letteri-

42 Brown Street, Lithgow, July 2, 1932. ,Dear Cousin, I take the opportunity of writing t.hese few 1 ines to you hop -ing you are quite well. You will think it very upkind of uS n not to have written to, you before in answer to your letter, but I hope you will excuse us ; we have been terriblyworried through our dear daughter, Mrs. Jasper, being so ill for such a long time. She passed away on Sunday night, & was burie on Nlonday; so it has been a great sorrow for us. Vfe hope you are all wellt ; This leaves us as well as can be expected.

Remember us to Florrie. We remain your affectionate COUSins, Mr. & Mrs. Weston."

I have written a 1 page letter in reply. To-day I received the following letter from Harry & Emily Webster:-

"Greenfie Id Terrace, Portreatl1, nr Redruth, Cornwall, June 1st, 1932. Dear Mr. Cock;ing, Just going to answer your ever-wel­com~ 1 ett er we rec ei ved Wednesday morning, & the book a few days ago. Many thankS to you for it. we enjoyed looking at at it. Yes, it's a wonderful piece 'of work: we ha.ve read of it in the paper, but now we 8'3e it's lovely. (The Sydney Harbour bridge). We had a letter from Mrs. chinnock; so, dear friend, we think it is the same family. AnyhOW, we write as cousins. They are very 'homely, nice letters. She told us about the opening of the bridge. She never never went outto see it from their home; & the crush was' so great. Well,dear friends, were so vr~ry sorry to hear about the dar­ling little girl,JJulcie. Oh, how her poor iium & Dad must have f ~ fel t it ~ & you all. She was such a lovely child! But te1:l ,/

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Je.;,:Jcannot see now, & her dear little spirit will be hovering a1' around them all the time. I always feel my darling boy is with me. It cheers me when I am down, very often. He was seven years when he died, & would be 24 the 22nd of this iIlonth if he

lived. But now, dear friends, you don't know how happy it makes me when I think of him in Heaven happy & free from all worry & Care of this hard life of ours. It is sad to see the d ar young iflen singing & trying to sell a few laces just to exist -- it's not living. One poor chap called here a few day sago & said he was sinking for a cup of tea & something to eat. He had been in the poorhouse all night & had just a small bit of breakfast. No home, no money, he said. He would just as soon go down & destroy himself, poor boyJ And there are thousands Il10re like him; & it's still going worse .My boy that's here with me now--20-- is out of work & don't know where he will get any • My other son that's married is still out; & we see you are just the sarne out there. Oh, what a sad thing,young peop:le wasting the -best of their lives I with nothing to live for nor hope for. It's bringing them to ruin. The papers are full of it. They're doing all kinds of things. Glad to see your brother Bob's heart trouble is over. Poorfel1 ow, he needs to be thankful. Daddy is like a new one, but not well. Doctor comes to see him every month still. Dear lVIr. Cocki ng, we hope you ~ill get your pension. Dad's will be next Ma­rch. He will be 65 then if he lives to see it. Yes we ought t to be all right, but they have the sewage. Now we want the water. No water, or rather a plenty, but too small a reser­voir to hold it. Now they want a grant for a large sum for aX]§lHn§lf~ollfX,X. new one.; so we aren It iiluch the better off. They're perfect frauds all through the piece; & how our Hea­venly Father can suffer them to live & fly so high sometimes puzzles me, for they get large sums of money,' & it 'saIl done on cheap labour. These JjlX)or fellows that do the hardest part are paid with a boy's pay. But those that oppress the poor must feel very bad when they come to give up their llife,which will surely end for us all. We had a lovely day on Whitson. We went to GwennaPJ pit. A ge-

ntlemam from Plymouth preached to thousands of ' people. I' would love for you to see it; it's a sight you can never for­get. 1 can't get any photos. There was one gentleman 'taking us , but it was just for himself. At anyrat e I will send yoti on ou r photos soon. No, we didn't thint( it good of Myra; she 1ea fi' -ne girl, Boon be able to leave school. She passed her 14th bir thday last Friday,' 27th of May. There is nothing 'here for her t to do, so 'we think we will let her go to schod1 for another year-- it won't. Dear 'friends, we trust this,will find you all well as it now leaves us. Trust we will all have better luck soon. We, like you, have a good home, so we won't complain • Now all send our kind love to you & Mrs. Cocking & all the at hers. We remain your Sincere friends Emily & Harry Webster.

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Copy of a letter from John Weston.-

"42 Brown Street, Lithgow 18-7-1932. Dear Cousin, Just a few lines to eXpll"eS8 our thanks to you & your husband for k kind expressions of sympathy in the loss of our dear one. It was a. terrible shock to all the family & friends, for she had many fri ends & was loved by all that knew her. She was a dear daughter to u's, but'her sufferings were un-oearable until a few hp~rs before her death, & she stood up to it like a hero she was; but, thank God, the end came very peace­fully "':'- just like going to 81 eep. She waS never very well & suffered very much. It was lung trouble,& then dropsy was the cause of her death. We are getting things arrang-

ed up.! a bit now. Our daught er Bin has moved int 0 their house .next .to .Ja.sperl.s,. & ha.d the care of the child. June is very much attached to them; they have always loved her as if· -she. were thei·r own; & it was Maud IS earnest wish .for Albina to care for her child. So I think it will be all right, as we are all· close together. Well, dear cousin, 11m sorry I can It give you much infor­mation about your parentage; 'but 1 WaS always under the imRression you were born at sea,& your Mother died & was buri'ee at sea-. That i's what my d ear Aunt, Kat e Reid told us

; but she had adopted you about 2 years before we came~ to this country. I remember meeting your Father only once. He was a big man -- tall, & with a beard. He was there to see 'you, & he p.romised to come & see you again; but· that was the last they ever heard of him. Well, riow, d~ar Co~siri, I ~ill close now with ~ind8st re­gard to all. We remain yours affectionately ivl.& J. Weston. ft

Copy of a letter from Sister Elizabeth JanePettigrew;-27-632

"Dear Jo e & Jinni e, Ju st a few 1 ines tal et you know weare all well. There haS been a lot of cases of diptheria here ,& the girl next door had to go to hospital, but it has died out now. 1 am thankful to say none of my family got it. Our gold mine. has started again, but it is just like living near a volcano, likely to burst up at any ~ minute. I am· kept busy .. now looking after my 3 workers. Jpn is still working •. He says he says he thin~s he has had a go at every Job at Wongawilli. His work is reallyboil.ing the billys , & in the fitting shop. He has been driving the wi~ch near the contractors,&·last~eek,he·finished going through the mine with the surveyors. He seemS to be liked out there, & Bob says he has a good name for work. He has grown as big as yo­ur John. The surveyor is want ing an assistant, & would like Jim to be apprenticed to him, ·Out there is another boy in the running who went to Technical school with Jim. He is not nearly as big or strong as Jim , but we will know this . t::

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132. week which will be the chosen one. He would prefer the fitting trade himself, but s'ays as long as it is constant w work he doesn't Care what it is. I hope some at least of your family are working, & that you are all well. Wf:~ have had such dreadful weather here, that took the men al~ their time to go out to work. I am doing the work myself so far for I have a lot to I2UIl up, & shall need every penny I get to be prepared for when the mine stops again. Of course I do not overdo it, as I realise my wea1;::ness,but Florence is very good, & her &:lna. is a great help when I need her. Bob is still in constant work. Les Duley is doing a lot of

overtime & is doing well. All their children are growing lovely. I have only seen Lila's boy once during the last 3

weeks. They took him to Sydney to be christ en,ed. His great Grandmothe:r , who is 81 wish,,,d to see him & be godmother to him. He is called Francis Barry (Frank for short) They are very happy with George's people, & th',: boy is their idol. I Shall pro'bably see more of them wl1en the warm weather comes • Matt Pettigrew did not start in the mine after all. ~veryone was against it & he had to give up the idea. Our girls often go to see him but Dad & I have not seen him for months. His girl is still working, & the other one looks af t er him. He will probably apply for a penSion. Ch~rli e :Pe­ttigrew is in hospital just now. He had a bitofbone taken out of the arm. I am afraid he will later lose, his arm.His wife often comes to see us, but sh,~ is not as sorry for him as she is for Matt. Of course all our sympathy i8 for Gbar lie, for we think he is the main one to suffer. He has 2 10 vely children • Maggie Dunn i6 having a rough time. Her boys have not worked for over a year, neither has her girl. bthel has 5 childr~n now, & she has been on the dole? until the blast furnaces started again. You will be sorry to hear that Dad's leg has started to be bad again. He has gone to work to-day, but his work is light, ~ he can rest it & treat it out t [Jere. They will send a man to help him if he needs it.He said he cannot afford to stay at home, but if it gets as bad as it used to be he will have to do so. Tell Jinnie i have had my dress made up, &~will be good for the time when 1 can go to see her. Maybe a few years time. I may get money enough for another holiday. 1 hope Jack & Gladys are well., also Jose & Ivy, not forgetting ]'10 •. Bob Woodward has been spending his week-ends with Bob & Nellie here, but he haS been ill for a fortnigbt •. His main trouble is melancholia. Hia wif:3 is still working 200 miles away, & Vera is with her mother. Bob wants 2thel to come down to Kiama to boardWith him. He i~ working foreman at the big b bridge they are building at Kiama. She prefers to work ,for herself? under her own name of course. When he came,s into Nellie's place last he'broke up & said"I feel as if I was c coming back to Lizzie when 1 come herr:; " He is very much at,

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o ck this morlHng. I have got the men away, & I have sat unt-

il .1 am nearly frozen. I have tried to tell you a 11 the news. 1 hope you will' let us know how eve,ryohe is down there. If

you ever see. Bob tell him I would like t.o see him again. &, help him if ,I could. I often think of him. \Ve all send our 1 love to you. Your loving sisterE. J.Pettigrew. ~earl Shaw' wrot e last. we,ek. She t old me Billy Millar had hi .eli force fr om his wife. ~ .

"'!.Ted. 6th July. 1932. This 'morning·I finished writing these. verses:-

WHAT IS AN EMPIRE ?

A vast extent of stolen lands "Annexed" by mercenary bane In near & dietant places, Combined with territories "won" By som~rapacious "Empire's son" From white or coloured races!

Imperialists employ thei'r Press And parsons t'o extol & bless All martial noperationsl! Whereby their Iiinpire' 13 rul e ext ends O'er countries to the plan-et's ends And 8ubjugates weak nations!

And .multitudes of Slaves are slain Regardless of appalling pain And woes of wives & mothers

'" WHAT IS AN EMPIRE? : A vast extent of stolen lands . "Annexed" by mercena1'Y bands

, : In near and distant places, , 'Combined with territories !',von" By some rapacious "Empire's,. son" ,From "'hite or colored races! Imperialists employ their press And parsons to extol and bless. . I All lllartial "operations" '. Whereby their Empire's rule extends O'er cOlmtries to the' planet's ends And subju-gates w~ak nations! And '.multitudes 6fslavesare slain Itegal'dless, of ailJ>ruling pain" And woes .of. wives and mothers Whose eyes, through long declining

. years, ,.' . Arc :filled ,,1th unavailing tears, 1<'01' husbands, sons all~l brothers! ;\11 mightr Empire,o; ha,ve been built I By bloodshed, and· the shamc lind,

g'uilt " 1 \fhose eyes, through long declining Are filled with unavailing tears For husbands, sons & brothers !

. Are shared by' all.who cheri~h year; 'i.'lieamlies and thc murder-boats

And each device that fiies or fioats ,'rd make the people pcrish! ' 'Oh may nn llatiolis soon declare That fieets and' arlllments, shall

All mighty empires have been built By bloodshed, & the shame & guilt Are shared by all 2ho cherish The armies & the murder-boats And each devioe that flies or floats To make the people perish!

Ohmay alll nations soon declare That fleets & armaments shall share The fate of all that's rotten --­That eillpire~building soon shall cease And ail enjoy fraternal peace.

. shal'c " . The fate of all that's rotteu- ····1 That. Empire-building. s·oou.. shall;

. cease' .'. ' I And all elljoy fratel'ualpeace::.

Till .warfnre. is. forgottCll! '.:. .'. I. ..· .. 1 ~f!1~-:: ~ ~: __ "~~~~~~~IOX~~

Till warfare is forgotten! Dandelion.' 6-7- 32.

printed in ttWaratah-Mayfield Weekly",jAug. 19. 1932.

134. 4--Sat. July 9th 1932.Our Florence is 25 years old to-day.

She was born at Wallsend,N.S.W. on Tuesday July 9th 1907. Olive \Vorley sent Florence a copy of Hugh Redwood's book "God In The Shadows", as a birthda.y Fesent. Yest erday I walked to Merewether & returned Bert Sargent's 2 books to him. From there: walked to the Newcastle Trades Hall & borrowed the two volumes of Osborne Ward's book, "The Ancient Lowly". to 1 end them to Claude Wright. 'On the w way home I bought "The Standard Band Of Hope Reciter", for ,sixpence" & "Un Petit Voyage a.' Paris." for 3d. ' __ Yesterday I rece~ved a catalog of bookS from The Wor~ers Boo'kahop!,394 A, ~usse:x: street ,Sydney. This morning I am sending 276 for 2 books. This afternoon I wrote a letter to,rs. &~Harry Webster. I have received "Calvary &r Ar­mageddon" ba.ck from Alf. Ovenden: also "The Gospel Of the Hereafter" baok from Bob Gibson.

Tues. July ;I..2. 1932. Jose is off work for this week.' Ja.ck is at fettling work in Tom Teal'w gang. I have wri­ten the following verses:)

- ' WHAT IS A, SOVIET STATE?

A State,_where land is free as air And eY'ry'~law is juet & fair To alD the honest workers--,Where all are owners of the 50il And no one'is oompelled to toil To keep dishonest shirkers.

A Stat_e wherein no royal drones Luxuriate 'on gilded thrones In palaoeesxtensiye; )Tel" prin~e pd th'e world a.t large ~d make themselves a useless charge On murder-boats expensive.

A state where men-- no' longer fools-­Refuse to be warmongers' tools Reoei"'eng pay in cop'p>ers " To/fight & die in foreign paras To gain & keep their Masters' 'marts And be their bullet-stoppers •

A State wher,e wealth,whioh all produce, Is garnered for the workers' use --Not stolen by despoilers VlhooLvned the land & tools of trade l~d utilised the lash & blade To subjugate the toilers.

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o when shaIn nations comprehend That each to all should be a friend And follow the. example . Of Soviets ( which thieves abuse.) And henceforth stubbornly refuse On, plundered slaves to trample ?

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A State where land is free as air. And ev'ry law is just and fail'

To all the honest workers­'V"here all are OWllers of ihe soil, And no one is compelled to toil

To keep dishonest shirkers.

A State wherein no royal "drones LuxUl'late on gilded thrones

In pa.laces extensive; Nor princes gad the world at large, . And make themselves a useless charge,

On murder-boats expensive.

'-\. State where men-no longer foolse­Refuse to be war-mongers' tools.

Receiving pay in coppers, To figlit and die in foreign parts To g~in and keep their Masters' marts

And be their bullet-stoppers.

A State wilere wealth. which all produce. Is g'arnered for the workers' use-

Not stolen by despoilers. 'V"ho owned the land anci tools of trade And utilised the lash and blade.

To subjugate the toilers.

A State where workers rule themselves. Allowing no rapacious elves

To rob by legislation; For each producer .lends a hand In framing laws to rule the l!lud

And benefit the nation.

O. when shall nations cOll1preh~nd That each to all should Ill' a frIend,

And follow th~ example Of Soviets (which thieves abuse), And henceforth stubbornly refuse

On plundered slaves to trample? _. . . -"Capsicum," tS!7'/38;

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WIXIIK the .manager of the i Adana agency.

England.

41 Ingall St •• Mayfield East. Newcastle, N. S.W.July 0,1930

Tot h e M&nagt:,L' the Adana Ag­

ency, 34 King St Tw1ckenham,

1i:ngland. Dear Sir, Several months ago 1 wrote

to you t,o in­qu1r.e the pr­ice of your

printing ma­chines, &

replied< & sent some print ed

;Jllatt er. I was then unable to send the

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136. ~. to but now as there is no obstacle in the way except a fear that the agency may be out of busine.ss, I am sending this note to ask you if you can still supply me with an Ada.na a.utomatic printing machine, model JSfO.l, & if so what is the gresent price, including a.n automatic paper~gripper. 1 have recently

found by inquiry at the Newoast Ie Customs House, that there will be no duty to paY there on landing. Kindly forgive me

for troubling you again, &'reply as soon as convenient. lam, Sir, yours sincerely Josiah Coctdng. "

Wed~ July 13,' 1932. To-day 1 received "Socialism· & War",48 pages by G. Zinoviev & V.L •. Lenin;2/-; "Assault On China", 16 -. pages by P. Dietrich; "Penal.SerV'i~ude }'or Politics",16 pages '1 by lnternati·onal ,',abor Defence; & a leaflet by Frank Cotton .

on "How Britain's Budgett Was Balanced". Als " The Far East 'Yar Plot & Aust :calia' z Peril." Fri. 16, . MKKI July ~ 1932. 1 have ~ead "Assault On China"; "Penal Servitude For Pc>litics", & the 2 leaflets by Frank Cotton.

Mon. July 19th, 1932. To-day w~ received the following 1 ett er .­

IIGeneral Register Office, Somerset House, London W. C. 2 &:Xr4u~ !¥'SlRUli32XX '14th June 1932. In any reply a ·-;dres~ --The Re­gistra.r-General,General Hegister Office, Somerset House,LONDON W.C.2 &; quote P.S.R. 1/32. " Sir, 1 am dir3c'ted by the Registrar-General to ackno~ledge the l"AaAipt of your. letter of the 7th ultimo &, in reply, to say that thQ only way in which he can assist you in the matter is to cause a s'aaron to be made for an entry of the birth o:.f your wife,& if the deSired entry is found, to furnish you with a ce-rtifiQate. BerQre search c~n be made it will be necessar.y for

• you to fill in as far as PQssible the particulars asked for on ,the er).c'losed applicEtion form, S 8 B, & forward it, here together with the a]f72Jl"0p,ria.te fees ( see statement of fees,.on enclosed form) ,when the matter will redeive'attention. It should be not ed that it may not be possib~e for search to be undertaken

! unles~ the full Rarticulars asked for are furnished. The fe,es m 'may be paid by means of an lnt ernational Money. Order" maoe pay­able to the registrar-Genera.l & crossed rtBank of linglal',ld".

: I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, John ~.A. Campbell. ",

The .form sent asks for part iculars of "Name in ,full of person whose birth record is desired; "Place of bil~th; "Date of birtb, day month & year; if the precise year is not kno~n the probable year of birth MUST be stated; "The father's name & occup~tion", the mother's name & maiden surna.me."

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"41 Ingall Street. Mayfield East.via Newcastle,N.S.W. Aus­tralia, 18-7-32. To the Registrar- General. General Hegister Office, Somerset House, London W.C.2. Dear Sir, I sincerely thank you for your prompt & couteeous re­ply to my lett er of inquiry of May 7th. I have fill ed in the form as far as possible, but my wife's birthplace & her mo­ther's name & maiden tiOOrnX surname are what I am anxious to discover. As (I think) I told you, my wife was left,when she waS a baby, with e r~~rs W. Reid of Lithgow.N.S.W. by her fath­er, Thomas Anderson, who disa~ared shortly afterwards & has not been seen since. He left no particulars about his wife 's Christian na.me & maiden na,me, nor where his daughter Mary Jane was born. Wit~thiS I enclose a money order for 5/1

for the search, & hope it will be successful. Aga.in thank­ing you for your kindness & courtesy, I remain,Sir,yours respectfully Josiah Cocking. p. S. Your reply is dated 14th June 1932, & the initiaJ s I have to quote are P.S.R. 1/32."

Yesterday I was out with the S'Arn~ all day,but stayed at home at night. I finished reading fLenin's book, "Socialism &: War".

Wed. July 20th 1932. Yesterday I finished reading, "When The C Court Smiled." 187 pages by C.R.Thompson. last night I attended the open-air meeting of the Army at .J£lizabeth street, but did not hear Col. H. Sharp speak again at the Hall meeting. This morning I got an Intel'national Money Order for 5/1 which cost 7/6 at the Tighe's Hill post office. It is n~de pay -able to J. A. Campbell or the Eegistrar-Genera1, IJond on.

Sat. July 23, 1932. Yesterday J took brother Bob's watch to Eogers,the watchmender in Newcastle & got the regulator rectif -ied. I bought IITales,Poems & Sketches", by Bret Harte at Biackeby's shop for 1/6. Also "How To Cure Cancer In Nat­ure's Waylt, 1/-. At another shop I bought "Clarke's Cat­echism Of the Rudiments Of Music;3d; & "Humourous Piec(:sfl, by Francis W. Moore. I read the book on cancers yesterd~. I a.ttended t.be 2 arii;Y meetings at Hamilton last night & spoke

. twice. Walked home with young Jim Stansbury. ThiS morning I i finished writing the following verses: - for the War Cry:-I ON SUNDAY DESIWRAT ION.

"Rejoice,O young man, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth,and walk in the ways of thine heart and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou that for all these things God willi bring thee into judgment. " Ecclesiastes 11:9.

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Elect the men who dare defy ~he laws of God, & will deny The right of God or Saviour To institute or to maintain A day of worship, or restrain All heathenish behaviour .'

Assist "sports~ to insert the edge Of Satan's soul-destroying wedge Of SUnday desecration ! D.efy the S 'Jl.rmy & the Church--Leave God's commandments in the lurch And call sin flRecreat ion ! II

Yes, re-create each sin & crime ~hat stained the earth in Sodom's time-­In soul-pollution revel; Ignore the thundered laws of God, Or trample them beneath the sod-­~d boldly serve the Devil J 1

REMEMBER, thougp. ye sla.ves of sin, Before your infamies begin On mountains & in hollows That,though Commandments may seem cheap, Wb.ate'er you SOW you're bound to reap; For judgment surely follows .'

Dandelion. To War Cry. Printed.

Thur. July 28, This .. morning I finished reading the book I borrowed. from brother Bob, entit!ed "Rambles Of a Naturalist",433 pages by Cuthbert ollingwood; vv-ritten in 1868. Mr. Mervyn Stones paid me £12-10-0 this morning on the house account. Florence was at home yest erday .

th Page 13~:-I have added thiS verse to oae on )

May that new epoch aoon arrive .. When slave with slave shall cease And cannons cease to thunder--­When universal wisdom brings A Social Order minus kings An~ paraSites who plunder !

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Mon. Aug. 1, 1932. This evening I sent "What Is An liinpire n,

& "What Is A Sovj.et state ?" to the J(Wo:t:'l,e@-:r:g"., Weeklyll. l Vv'al has

ON SUNDAY DESECRATIONf inished his, "Rejoice, 0 young man, in thy youth; and, let thy h~art cheed t~"e:;, a ppr en tic e ~

the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart an, m ! e ,ship as a ': sight of thine eyes:' but kno,,: thou that for all these· things God will brmg thee into judgment."-Ecclestastes 11: 9. '. d raugh t s-

R'OLL .uP,. ye friends of Sunday . sport

And Sunday sins of any sort! Prepare for next election:

Assist "sports'" to insert the edge man, btl t h Of Satan's soul-destroying w.edge is not put

Of Supday desecration! off yet.

Collect the aldermanic names Of those who favour Sunday games,

And make a bold selection.

Defy the S' AmlY and the churcl.- r wa s w l' t ':1 ' Leave God's commandments in the 1..

lurch, the army i:n t And call sin "Recreation!" Hamilt on Cln

Elect the men who dare defy The laws of God, and will deny

The right of God or Saviour To institute or to maintain

Yes re-create each sin and crime' Fr iday n i-Th~t stained the earth in Sodom', ght, & in

time--In soul-pollution revel; Tighe's Hi 1

Ignore the thundered laws of God, on Satur-A day of worship, or restrain

All heathenish behaviour!

.. Or trample them beneath the .sod-,~.',}" Arid boldly serve the Devtl! day nigh t .

REMEMBER. though, ye s~aves of sin, Before your infamies begm

On mountains and in hollows Tltat, though Commandments may

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Yesterday I attendedl all of th~~ meetings

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For judgment surely follows I -Dandellotl.

exe ept tb'? i last 2. l Brig. An.-netts &

capt. I-\Yl e were

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Hill hall yesterday. ficers' commissions. Thomas Huxley.

At night J:.,nnetts gave out the of­I am read'ing IlLay Sermons", by

Fri., Aug. 5th 1932. Yesterday afternoon r walked to the NeWcastle Trades Hall & retutned to George Bass the 2' volumes of "The Ancien.:t TJowlyll, which is one of the books of the Percy Brookfield' ~ 1 ibrar;y·.I bought these books opposite to the Tech:-liThe Life Of Chaucer"·;2d; "Word Expositor 8c Spelling Book by George Couti'e,1873; 2d; & a music book wit:p no titl(~; .At a second-hand shop near the Vl1ckham railway gat es I bought ft. bOOk enti tl ed IIAn Outpost In Pa.pua", 374 pagelS by Arthur Kent Chignel1; 9d. I was given a little book entitled "Baxter's, Second Innings ". 58 pages, I a] so bought "City Of Sydney", for 2d. Copy of a letter sent to Peter Lucas, 64 Bray street, Niayfield: -"Sal vat ion Army TerritQrial Headquarters" 140 Elizabe­th street, Sydney,July 20, 1932. Dear Sir, Your letter

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141. of the 18th instant to hand inquiring for the latest statistics of the Army's work in Soviet Rus3ia. 1 regret v ry much to say that at p:>resent the Salvation Army has

no work in Bussia. We were at work in that country up to the time the Soviet decided to banish all religious organ­

isations , & the Army had to go as others had. The nearest place where we carry on our work to Bussia i8 Latvia & IDBt­honia, where an energetic work is being carried on,although,

perhage on a small scale. In these 2 countries the Russian language is used J & there are folk of that nationality there. \J ther languages are used there in addition to Russian. 1 am eor ~ry that we are not abl e to report work up, to dat e in RUSSia, si ftlply for the cause above stated. We ar'3 debarred from carrying ar on our work in that country by the Soviet Government. Yours sincerely Harold Graham, Major."

1 have written the following versee:-WHAT IS CAPITALIST EDUCATION?

A system of training the children & gaining Their confidence, love & respect~

= B.y means that are clever,for frauds that they never Ar e likely, while young, to suspect.

A system of schooling the youn~sters & fooling To worshipf.: their nat 10nal flags

~ Which rulers keep flying though subjedts are ~ing Of hunger in hovels of bags.

A system of praising men-slayers & raising A spirit of national Rride In minds that are tender, & thereby engender Cont elli.pt for all nat ions beside.

A system of teaching the children by preaching That might is the basis of right---That those who are strongest may plunder the longest And rightfull~ win in a fight. .

A mode of instilling the notion that killing In warfare has never been wrong---That none are degraded when lands are invaded And reddened with blood by the strong.

A system of training the wage-slaves for gaining A living by underpaid toil, And making them loyal to paraSites royal· And those who monopolise soil.

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EDUCATION? I A sn;tcm of trll-ining' thc dliltlrcn'

":;nd. gaining . 'J'heh' (~onfi(\ence" lo\'e and J'ClSpecl, lh' lIIeans that aI'e cle\'er, 1'01' fl'auds

• that ther nevel' ' Are likely, while ~'Ollllg, to suspect: A s~'stelll of schooling' II..,

~'oungst('rs and fooIinp; To worship their national ilags "'hleh rulers kcep flying though

subjt'e(s are d~'ing Of hungN' in ho\'els of bags: ~\ system of praising men-slayel's,

a.nl! raising A s),i!'it. of national IJI'i(\c> In minds that are tender, and there.

by eng'enrlel' Contempt fo.' aU nations beside! A srstem of teaching the children

by preaching That mig'ht is the basis of right­'J'hat those who are stl'ongest may

plundel' the longest AmI rightfully win in a fight! '. A mo<1e of instilling the notion that

killing In wal'fare has never been \\Tong­That 11OIH' are degraded when lands

m'e iJwad ed And reddened with blood by the

strong! I ,\. srstem of tmining the wage

shu'es for g'aining i\ living hy uiiderpaid toil, And making them loyal to parasites

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And {('ach it" sons measlII'(', not ~:.,-on. .hug. 8th 1932. Thl.' B rnorn'-!nUl'der for treasure,

Hut lessons of justice'aud tl'uth'~ ing I wrote a note to the dep--"DANHEI,ION." t " f Id ~'1nL~.~~~~ lUG Y CO~nlBSl.Oner 0 0 age pe-

"'#J~nsions notifying him tha.t Walter ---- -. --- -- -"TTmTr'"'' ' had an increase of 15/- weekly

in hie salary.' On Sat. night I was with the Army in Tig­he' B Hill, & yesterday I was at' all the meet ings exoept the

evening & night meetings. I am sending the solution of the World's News crossword puzzl e to the.. at paper to-day. I have w~ittenna short letter to Joseph Stalin asking for information

re the exclusion of the Salvation ArmY from Russia.

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lil Outpost In Pa.pua", 368 p;ages by Arthur K3nt Chignell ;11915.

f.! This mor~ing I finished read;ing "Lay Sermons, Addresses .dnd

Reviews", 344.pa.ges by Thomas Huxley; l870~ . ; ,Yesterday I Raid 1/3 for a new book for Fred entitled "The ,1 True History Of The Australian BUshrangers"; 160 pages by

I~ Jack Bradshaw. F~orence came home last night. Walter has

not been discharged from Wa~sh Island. but we expected that he would be through the depression.

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Fri. Aug. 12, 1932. ltest erday 1 finis '.ched reading Bradshaw's history of bushranging.

Wed. Aug. 17. 1932. Rainy & cold. This morning I finished writing this one-act play to be performed by Salvation Army Songsters at Easter. Tune: Madamoiselle from Armen­tiares. Characters: Tom (a doubter~;12 Songsters; Offioer. Title: Doubting Thomas Convinced.

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Torn: Is ita fact that Christ was born ? Songsters: Yes indeed J Tom: Is it a faot that he was born ~nto the world on Christmas morn ? Song. Halleluiah !.Yes, indeed1

Tom. Did the wise men behold his star? Song •. Certainly ! ~om. Did the wise men who saw his star Follow,its light from fields afa.r ? Song. Halleluiah.Thatis so.

Tom. Where did Christ's earthly life begin? Song. Bethlehem! Tom. Where did His earthly life begin vlho we..S to save the worlct from sin ? Song. Christ was born at Bethlehem •

Tom. Song. Tom. i.Vhen Son.

What did the herald angels sing ? Heaven's songs.

What did the herald angels sing they announced the Saviour King ? HeaVen's most melodious songs.

Tom. How did Christ Rrove he was divine ?

Song. By his deeds. Tom. How did he prove he was divine And WaS a king of David's line? Song. By bis wondrous words & deeds 1

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144. Tom. Did he give hungry thousands bread? Song. Certainly. Tom. Did he give many thousand's bread, Cure the siok, & raise the dead ? Song. Yes, by God's almighty power.

Tom. Was it for sin that Christ Was tr.ied '? Song. Not his own. Tom. Was it for sin that he was tried, Sentenced to death, & crucified ? Song. Yes-- th8 sin of all the world.

Tom. Somebody said Christ rose again ! Song. Luke & John. Tom. Who has.declared he rose again ',Vhen in th~ grave he long ~ad lain ? Song. Mat thew, Mark, & Iv.ke & John.

Tom. How was that wondrous tale received ? Song. Joyfully. Tom. How was that startling news received ? Song. Tholllas alone then djlsbelieved Till he saw the Saviour's hands.

Torn. \1fuy did Christ 1 eave his H earthly work? Song .It was done. Tom. When he :cefused on earth to stay Why did he wish to go away. ? Song. To prepare a place for us •

Tom. Did the disciples watch his flight ? Song. They beheld. Tom. Did they behold his wondrous flight Into the sky, beyond their sight ? Song. They beheld the Lord ascend.

Tom. How do we know it's not a lie? Song. By the change. Torn. How do you know it's not Song. Cowards became prepared Strengthened by the Holy Ghost

a lie? to die; t •

Tom. Vfuat did the angels then explain ? Song. Welcome news. Tom. Did not the angels then explain That h~~ would thu s return again? Song. Yes, indeed: he may come soon.

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Song. Certainly ! Tom. Should we prepare to welcome him When he returns with seraphim ? Song. Ev'~ybody should Qrepare •

Tom. How can you prove the Bible's true? Song. By the Jews. Tom. How can ynu prove the Bible's true And that for sin all souls shall rue ? Song. By the records of the Jews •

Officer. Pardon me for interrup.ting the song. On pages 49 & 50 of H.J. Horn's book, "Is The Bible True ?", he says:- "No one can doubt the truth of the scattering of the Jews. As little a can anyone doubt that centuries before the scattering came about the Bible had predicted that it would come to pass. What then Can we say about the Bible? Only this again; It is true ! The Jew was also to be a wanderer. This, too, was foretold. Listen to Hosea:-- "MY God shall cast them away because they did not hearken unto him: & they shall be wanderers among the nations. ( Ch. 9: 17). Go back to Moses' time, & hear God, through him, saying "Among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest." ( Duet. 28:65.). Have they been wanderers? None like them ! They are indeed the tribe of the wand ,~ring foot & the weary bre-ast H. Driven from place to place by those who hat ed them: tossed, as Scripture says, among all nations, wandering from their original home until to-day they are everywhere, they have fulfill ed thebold predict ions to the very 1 et­ter. No people are such lovers of home & quiet, or so keen to settle down & strike their roots into the Soil, & yet sorely against their own wish & will they have had to roam far & nea.r. How can it be accounted for? The only answer is ,the Scrip,tures must be fulfilled. What they say must surely come to pass: the Bible is true! "I

Tom. I am convinced; I now believe! Song. Thank the Lord! Tom. Yes, I'm convinced & now believe That I His Pardon maybreceive! Song. Halleluiah! Let us pI'ay.

All kneel & repeat the Lord's prayer. l The first 2 lines of each verse should be repeated. ).

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Arthur 83. INDEX. Arthur C.1.114.Art 's report 32. All Il'or Australia 63..

Asylum 1.45. Art's int_ certificate 60.11. Christian's Duty 4.¢~~ An accident 10. Arnold 4. Aust.in 78. A1worth 78. 63. ~ .. A Protest From Oblivion 92. Anniversary of Jose's marriage106. Aerial 110. Assault On China 136. An Outpost In Papua 143. An Outline Of l,.odern Imperialism 116. A Short course of ~co­nomic Science 116. Abcess 117. A Warning 51.11. Tramp's Appeal 47. A Christian Soldier 52.59. Are Youn Prepared? 59. A Chorus 59. AFew Short Years From Now 59. An Answer 59.62. A Few Short Year.s ]'r.om Now 76.

60 ~. bOOS 39 107.69. j~. 45. ·Brown 5L. Brother Bob 1.5(. Bruce 72. Bullet-Stoppers Vlanted 72. Boswell's Johnson 76. Mrs. Bobs 77. Begbie 78.Grace ~ocking 71. Berkeley 1. Dr. Bourke 4. Blakey 7. Batho 7.Brisbane 24. Batho 25. B1as::kberriee 79. Ed. Brown 106. '~T. Brown 107. Boy-Scouts 109. Building Society 110. Boswell's Johnson 82. Bugden 127. Bull 32. Bourke 47. G. Bobs 75. Barnett 60. Bennett 62. Brydon 62. Mr. B<Dlbs 69. Mrs.Burgess. 51. Crying outl~7~ flHiJa.5·Currie 52. Charge of light brigade 52. Creer L. Cs.sino 5.10. 24.30.34. 35.8L.Church & War 8. Charl1e 13.20.26. 59.78.79.80. Christ ia.ni ty 17. Cocking (Ethel) 77.Cure For·Pneumonia 76. Cadogen 115.Ca1vary or Armaged-don 134. Catherine Rill Bay 78.Campbell 85.Coff's Harbour 85. Ada Cocking l07.Ca.mpbel1 137. :&'1r ank Cotton 136. Jess Carpenter 125. Case 125. Children'S names 127. Consolation 50. Can the Old Book Stapd ? 51. Charlie 53.64.11460. Crystal set32. ChristIfla8 Graphic60. Chinnocks 61. Co1 .. Cross 59. C1ar1.{ 63. Charlie 62.63. Conroy 63. Charlton 63. Ethel Cocking 1. Florence ~.Cocking 1.11.15.16.27.33.30.;1.50.53.~7.78.89. 117.134.62.63.68. 2.48.59.64.71.114. Co f's H. 5 .53.

Dapto 1.14. Du1ci8 C.1. Dole 6.Daphne C. 20.77.62. . Dixon 34.51.59.77. Dand~lion Roars 38.40. Les Duley 132. 67.71 '1'

May Davoreen 69. rs. David 82.86.87. Dapto 85.Du1cie 129. Doubting Thomaw 143.144. Winnie Dry1ie 117.114. Divo~ce 133. Dooley 63. Dulcie 69. May Dunn 68.132. Do You Know 51 59. Deceptions by falSf~ meswiahs 35. -

Examinations 2. 77. Euka1e1e 63.64. E1ectrolux 30. ~ams49. Evolution 80.81. "Evolution Unscientific & Unscriptura1" 110. Elections 64. Extraot from "War--What For" l17.Eviction riot 127.

Fred Cocking 1.23. 6.30.79. 114.116. 59.60.62.63. Flynn 10.23.35. Flowers 78.79. "From Cobbler's Bench To President's Chair" 106. Franklin 127. Flowers 65.66.75.

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"God In the Slums 48. Goddard 48. Grafton 52. Glenreagh 52.

Gladys Cocking 1.14.60.39.77.79.80.86.89.64. Mrs. Green 6.9.11.24.Gresham '. Bob Gibson 16.134.62. Grafton 24. Mrs. G1enister 77. Grice 110. Jenna Grose 60.

"God In The Shadows 64.134. Gwennap Pit 129.

, Comdt. Hawkins 10.22.27.51.59.62. Mrs. Hardy 13.110. Horse 33. "How To ~ure Cancer Without Medicine 76. Hassan's Walls 83. "How To Advance The Peace Movement 76.How wou[d'one go now ? .~ 107.109. Gen. Higgins 110.111. Mrs. Hirst 110. "Hunting Lions"1 127. Hall 24. Horse-riding 43. Harry Hol1a.nd 53.7.16.25.53. Has Hammond GSJmn10ned ? 59. Hardes l16.Hammond 02. Harris 02. Hankow 48. R. Haggard 53. Hastings 53.

Isaacs 7. Insurance 10. Irvington 10. Ivy CocJdng 15.20.53.59. "Immortality" 76. Infantile paralysis 84. I Wonder 39. Indifference 50.

Josiah T. Cocking 2.15.16.77.62.64. Jack (son) Cocking 2. 14 • 39.45.77.79.80.86.89.1°7. Judd 7.' Jones 10.Jenolan caves, 82. Japs 89. Brother Jack 106. Johnson77.Jamberoo 50.Mrs. Jasper 129. Jews 53. Jones 59. Jannawa.y 59. Jeffrey 59.Jesus 59. Adjt. Johnson76.

Keith Cocking 8.28.20.77. Kidd 63.64. Kaleidoscope 63. Kiama 132. Kangaroo 33.

Letters to Mum 1.2. From Fry 3.]'rom (.;harlie5. li'rom Harry Holland7. To Herald 8.Fm. Thompson wit deeds 10_ Pm. Charlie'

10.13. !tm. H.HoJ.land 16.]'m. Charlie 23. FIn. Holland 25. Fm. Websters 28. Em. !jharJ.ie 29. Fm. E1ectr01ux 30. From N.H. Seward 30. FIn. Charlie 33.34.35. To Salfarmy general 42. FID. Charlie 43. 44. FIn. Sister 49. FIn. Charlie51.52. From Websters 60. FIn. Sjster 67.Fm.H.Smith 69. F.m Bob 71. From Sister 70. ::Bm.Mrs. Morris 77.-Frn. Mum 79.81. Fm. N.tag. Morris 82. FIn. Mum 83. To Mum 84. 85. 87. To Mayfield Weekly 88. To C. 'Lewis 89. FID. Websters 89.F.m. Roy Taylor 106. To Wal 107.

To A.C. Willis 108. To Registrar 109. FIn. Gen.Higgins 111. FIn.SiSlt29:. 111.l12.To Si.ater 113.Fm.'Westons 129. From Webs-ters .

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Websters 129. J. Weston131. Sister 131. To Adana agency 135. "'O,pep. Comm. O.A.pensions 142. Frn. Registrar 136. Lead the way

j '76.Lithgow 78. Lee 116.64. Payments 115. J.T.Lang 64. Lucas 32.~~t1annel1Y debate 59. Little Bo-Peep 142. Lists of verses 94. Leap Year 91.Mrs. Lucas 125.

Musicians' union 78. Mare 78.82. Mantle 9. Manning 78.MorriB 80. Merewether 127.' Labour exchange 62.'·,Lang 64. 75. Mare 62.Maclagen 63. Moral & Reli tious Anecdot es 64. Motpr bike 50. Maclaughlin 51. Molong 59.- Bob Maddison 116. Mortgage 110. Mitchell 110. Bill Miller 133. Microscope 30. Megaphone 33.Mortgage 39. Macdonald 48. Macormack 48. Mum o2.67.7b.77.78.83.89.1l6.1l8. Morpe~h 62.

i I Nearing the Gat e 57. Names of children 127. Never say a word t-. against the drink 59. New Guard 75. Nelson's Bay 59.60.

Nita Overton 5L. AI! Overton 110. Col. Orr 89. One valver 51. Jim Ov,ing.ton 76. "OWed" to Kitchener 93. J. OVington 10 7.134. Opening Syd. bridge 107.

Jim Pettigrew 1.14.~42. 50. ]'10. Pettig~ew 71.80.Li~a Petti­grew 67.68. 112.113. Mat Pettigrew 68T~'1IPeoplefl 7. Photos 8.24. 74. Pinfold 9.12. Peterson 01. Port Kemb1a 50. Mat Pettigrew 114.132. Charles Pettigrew 132. Plague 85. Peat 's ferry 85. Phillips charger 89. Pil1inger 10. 22.27.

. ---r'. Pullover 35. Printing machine 136. Peterson 127. Pack64 • Pierce 63. Pensions 114.115.116. Pryor 115.

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Sister 112. J.Skil1icorn 13.16. Sartor Resartus 16.18. Scripture Headings 27. Merv Stones 6.39.60. 69.116.110. Simmons 9. Seward 3~. Smith 35.59. Savings bank 42. Specs 107. Short wa·ve set 48. Smith 69.89. Aub Smith 59. Violet She1- . don 7X1. "Seven Years Street 1:Jl'eaching" 76. Shel t on 78. 63. Sperr's Point 72. "Socia.lism & War" 136.137.Col Sharp 137. Sunday desecration 137.140. Sydney Smith 106.Shanko 129. Bert Sargent 125.127.129.134. S'Army in Russia. 14L.

Penal Servitude fOl' Politics 136. J. Stansbury 125. Smedmore 125. Stevenson 116. Ster1 knife 60. Spencer 63. Salt 59.

Sutherland 63. Mrs Scott 83. Sheldon 64. Saxophone 64. So ci ety 50. Tom at ead 5L.

'1'he Christia.n Soldier 32. Tenterfield 1:5. Tamworth 9. Titanic 11. Tea Gardens 39. Theodore 48. Trombone52. "The Secret of a Clear Head" 51.Tales from Henty 76.Taylor 6, 10.125. "The Christ of the IndiannRoad fI 78. Jim Tamblyn 60. "The History of the Great War" 78. tiThe Gospel of the Here-

after ll 134. liThe Onward Recital'" 106. tiThe Christian Soldier 3, The old ga.me 'aint wha.t it used to be 93. "The Ancient, Lowly" 1 "The Standa,rd Band of Hope Reciter tt 134.Thompson 63. . "The True History of Australian Bushranging" To Infidels 59. "The Moral Damae?;':3 of Il!<:i.,r ll 129. The Hight ,62. Tregellas' Cornish Tal8s 11 64. "The British l'-lnpire (,;; its History Ii 116. To those who wish to know 52. The Bible in Spain 78. To Oommunists 50.59. "The Day of Vengeance" 51. Telescope 89. The machine 53. The hypocrite 59. To Backsliders 59.

Un Petit Voyage AI Paris 134.

Visit to Jock Lauder 4. Valuer-GeneraJ. 39. Harold Vaughan76. Charles Vial 58. J.T.Veal 76.

What i6 Capitalist Education? l41.142.~~at is an Empire? 133.; What is a Soviet State? 134.135. With Christ in Paradise 50~ What i6 the Drink ~'raffic? 51. Will the Old Book Stand? 53. What is Truth'?' 51. Wadcutt er 47. Wat ch 125. nWoode 127.

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INDEX. 89. White .Austra1ia Policy 127. 'l!tlhat is Wa.r? 129. Myra Webster 129. What would Jesus do? 59 • Wide World Magaz ine 69. Want ed 5' (. When the court smiled 116.137. What is Infidelity,? l1.White 50.i,

, What is Atheism? 15. What is Agnosticism'? 19.0live Worley 79. What is a Lotter.y? 20.22. Wongawilli 14.What is Spiritualism? 22.24. What is Nationalism? 26.28. What is Pacifism? 40.42. 48 What is PatriotisDl? 78. War--What For? 116. Wo11ongong 50. Bob Woodward 71. Vera Woodward 71. Where is H~~ven? 37.38. What is Parliament? 35.48. War 79. Walsh Island Wallabies33. What is Militarism? 35.36.48. Betsy White 52. Waste of War 110. Williams 58. Watkins 114.

Young John ocking .1.X.l_79. 80. 86. Young 71. Your turn next 59. ~

Zinoviev 136.